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Guitar chord · Minor Add11

Fmadd11 chord (F Minor Add11)

Minor triad with the 11th added and no 7th or 9th: dark and open, with a suspended feel.

Notes FAbCBb
Formula 1 ♭3 5 11
Shapes 3 on this page

Fmadd11 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F.

6th String Root 1 1 3 1 1 1
5th String Root x 8 8 10 9 8
4th String Root x x 3 3 6 4

Interactive chord diagram

Fmadd11 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Fmadd11

These scales start on F and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Fmadd11 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Fmadd11 chord?
Fmadd11 is F, Ab, C, Bb: the 1, ♭3, 5, 11 of F.
How do you play Fmadd11 on guitar?
6th String Root: 1 1 3 1 1 1; 5th String Root: x 8 8 10 9 8; 4th String Root: x x 3 3 6 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Fmadd11?
Scales on F that contain every note of Fmadd11: F Minor, F Minor Pentatonic, F Blues, F Dorian, F Phrygian, F Harmonic Minor.

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