What notes are in a Emadd11 chord?

Emadd11 is E, G, B, A: the 1, ♭3, 5, 11 of E.

How do you play Emadd11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 0 0 2 0 0 0; 5th String Root: x 7 7 9 8 7; 4th String Root: x x 2 2 5 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Emadd11?

Scales on E that contain every note of Emadd11: E Minor, E Minor Pentatonic, E Blues, E Dorian, E Phrygian, E Harmonic Minor.

Guitar chord · Minor Add11

Emadd11 chord (E Minor Add11)

Minor triad with the 11th added and no 7th or 9th: dark and open, with a suspended feel.

Notes EGBA

Formula 1 ♭3 5 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Emadd11 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 0 0 2 0 0 0

5th String Root x 7 7 9 8 7

4th String Root x x 2 2 5 3

Interactive chord diagram

Emadd11 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 Emadd11

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Emadd11 is the chord of the moment.

E Minor E Minor Pentatonic E Blues E Dorian E Phrygian E Harmonic Minor E Melodic Minor E Dorian b2 E Neapolitan Minor E Neapolitan Major E Bebop Dorian E Bebop Melodic Minor E Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Emadd11 chord?: Emadd11 is E, G, B, A: the 1, ♭3, 5, 11 of E.
How do you play Emadd11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 0 0 2 0 0 0; 5th String Root: x 7 7 9 8 7; 4th String Root: x x 2 2 5 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Emadd11?: Scales on E that contain every note of Emadd11: E Minor, E Minor Pentatonic, E Blues, E Dorian, E Phrygian, E Harmonic Minor.

Minor Add11 chords in every key

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