What notes are in a Ebmaj11 chord?

Ebmaj11 is Eb, G, Bb, D, F, Ab: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 of Eb.

How do you play Ebmaj11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 11 11 12 12 11 11; 5th String Root: x 6 5 7 4 4; 4th String Root: x x 1 1 3 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Ebmaj11?

Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebmaj11: Eb Major, Eb Bebop Dominant, Eb Harmonic Major, Eb Bebop Major.

Guitar chord · Major 11th

Ebmaj11 chord (Eb 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 EbGBbDFAb

Formula 1 3 5 7 9 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Ebmaj11 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 11 11 12 12 11 11

5th String Root x 6 5 7 4 4

4th String Root x x 1 1 3 3

Interactive chord diagram

Ebmaj11 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 Ebmaj11

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebmaj11 is the chord of the moment.

Eb Major Eb Bebop Dominant Eb Harmonic Major Eb Bebop Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebmaj11 chord?: Ebmaj11 is Eb, G, Bb, D, F, Ab: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 of Eb.
How do you play Ebmaj11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 11 11 12 12 11 11; 5th String Root: x 6 5 7 4 4; 4th String Root: x x 1 1 3 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebmaj11?: Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebmaj11: Eb Major, Eb Bebop Dominant, Eb Harmonic Major, Eb Bebop Major.

Major 11th chords in every key

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