What notes are in a G7#11 chord?

G7#11 is G, B, D, F, C#: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♯11 of G.

How do you play G7#11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 3 4 3 4 3 3; 5th String Root: x 10 11 10 12 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Dominant 7#11

G7#11 chord (G Dominant 7#11)

Dominant 7th with a raised 11th: the bright, floating dominant of the Lydian dominant sound.

Notes GBDFC#

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯11

Shapes 2 on this page

G7#11 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 3 4 3 4 3 3

5th String Root x 10 11 10 12 10

Interactive chord diagram

G7#11 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 ✕

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Scales to play over G7#11

These scales start on G and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when G7#11 is the chord of the moment.

G Lydian Dominant G Half-Whole Diminished G Lydian #2 #6 G Lydian Dominant b6 G Hungarian Major G Tritone

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Questions

What notes are in a G7#11 chord?: G7#11 is G, B, D, F, C#: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♯11 of G.
How do you play G7#11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 3 4 3 4 3 3; 5th String Root: x 10 11 10 12 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with G7#11?: Scales on G that contain every note of G7#11: G Lydian Dominant, G Half-Whole Diminished, G Lydian #2 #6, G Lydian Dominant b6, G Hungarian Major, G Tritone.

Dominant 7#11 chords in every key

C7#11 C#7#11 D7#11 Eb7#11 E7#11 F7#11 F#7#11 G7#11 Ab7#11 A7#11 Bb7#11 B7#11