CHORD REFERENCE

E♭11

E♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭1 5 b7 9 11

Also written D♯11 — the same pitches spelled the other way.

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
E♭1B♭5D♭b7F9A♭11

E♭11 is Eb, Bb, Db, F, Ab — the 1, 5, b7, 9 and 11 above the root E♭.

Piano
FE♭B♭D♭A♭
Guitar

Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eFA♭B♭D♭E♭BD♭E♭FA♭B♭GA♭B♭D♭E♭FDE♭FA♭B♭D♭AB♭D♭E♭FA♭EFA♭B♭D♭E♭

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)

357912AB♭D♭E♭FA♭EFA♭B♭D♭E♭CD♭E♭FA♭B♭GA♭B♭D♭E♭F

Every position of the chord tones on the ukulele neck — any group that sounds only Eb, Bb, Db, F, Ab plays the chord.

In which keys

E♭11 is a diatonic chord in these keys:

iiC♯ majorviF♯ majorVA♭ majoriE♭ minor♭VIIF minorivB♭ minor
Other E♭ chords

Triads

E♭MajorE♭mMinorE♭5Power Chord (5)E♭dimDiminishedE♭augAugmentedE♭sus2Suspended 2ndE♭sus4Suspended 4th

Sixths & sevenths

E♭6Major 6thE♭m6Minor 6thE♭7Dominant 7thE♭maj7Major 7thE♭m7Minor 7thE♭m(maj7)Minor–Major 7thE♭dim7Diminished 7thE♭m7♭5Half-Diminished (m7♭5)E♭7sus47sus4

Altered dominants

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

Extended & added

E♭add9Added 9thE♭6/96/9E♭9Dominant 9thE♭maj9Major 9thE♭m9Minor 9thE♭13Dominant 13th
Dominant 11th on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

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