CHORD REFERENCE

E11

E – B – D – F♯ – A1 5 b7 9 11

The E Dominant 11th chord and everything around it — the notes and how they are built, the shape on piano and guitar, the sound, and the keys it belongs to.

Notes
E1B5Db7F♯9A11

E11 is E, B, D, F#, A — the 1, 5, b7, 9 and 11 above the root E.

Piano
EBDAF♯
Guitar

Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eEF♯ABDEBBDEF♯ABGABDEF♯DDEF♯ABDAABDEF♯AEEF♯ABDE

Root notes are red. There is no standard open shape for this chord — any group of these notes on the neck sounds the chord.

Ukulele (standard G–C–E–A)

357912AABDEF♯AEEF♯ABDECDEF♯ABGABDEF♯

Every position of the chord tones on the ukulele neck — any group that sounds only E, B, D, F#, A plays the chord.

In which keys

E11 is a diatonic chord in these keys:

iiD majorviG majorVA majoriE minor♭VIIF♯ minorivB minor
Other E chords

Triads

EMajorEmMinorE5Power Chord (5)EdimDiminishedEaugAugmentedEsus2Suspended 2ndEsus4Suspended 4th

Sixths & sevenths

E6Major 6thEm6Minor 6thE7Dominant 7thEmaj7Major 7thEm7Minor 7thEm(maj7)Minor–Major 7thEdim7Diminished 7thEm7♭5Half-Diminished (m7♭5)E7sus47sus4

Altered dominants

E7♭57♭5E7♯57♯5 (Augmented 7th)E7♭97♭9E7♯97♯9 (Hendrix Chord)

Extended & added

Eadd9Added 9thE6/96/9E9Dominant 9thEmaj9Major 9thEm9Minor 9thE13Dominant 13th
Dominant 11th on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

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