What notes are in a Gmaj11 chord?

Gmaj11 is G, B, D, F#, A, C: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 of G.

How do you play Gmaj11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 3 3 4 4 3 3; 5th String Root: x 10 9 11 8 8; 4th String Root: x x 5 5 7 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Gmaj11?

Scales on G that contain every note of Gmaj11: G Major, G Bebop Dominant, G Harmonic Major, G Bebop Major.

Guitar chord · Major 11th

Gmaj11 chord (G Major 11th)

Major 9th with the 11th on top: the 11th clashes with the major 3rd, so it is a dense, rarely used sound.

Notes GBDF#AC

Formula 1 3 5 7 9 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Gmaj11 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 3 4 4 3 3

5th String Root x 10 9 11 8 8

4th String Root x x 5 5 7 7

Interactive chord diagram

Gmaj11 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 Gmaj11

These scales start on G and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Gmaj11 is the chord of the moment.

G Major G Bebop Dominant G Harmonic Major G Bebop Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Gmaj11 chord?: Gmaj11 is G, B, D, F#, A, C: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 of G.
How do you play Gmaj11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 3 3 4 4 3 3; 5th String Root: x 10 9 11 8 8; 4th String Root: x x 5 5 7 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Gmaj11?: Scales on G that contain every note of Gmaj11: G Major, G Bebop Dominant, G Harmonic Major, G Bebop Major.

Major 11th chords in every key

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