What notes are in a Fadd11 chord?

Fadd11 is F, A, C, Bb: the 1, 3, 5, 11 of F.

How do you play Fadd11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 13 12 10 10 11 x; 5th String Root: x 8 8 10 10 8; 4th String Root: x x 3 3 6 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Fadd11?

Scales on F that contain every note of Fadd11: F Major, F Mixolydian, F Phrygian Dominant, F Bebop Dominant, F Mixolydian b6, F Harmonic Major.

Guitar chord · Major Add11

Fadd11 chord (F Major Add11)

Major triad with the 11th added and no 7th or 9th: the 11th clashes gently with the 3rd.

Notes FACBb

Formula 1 3 5 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Fadd11 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 13 12 10 10 11 x

5th String Root x 8 8 10 10 8

4th String Root x x 3 3 6 5

Interactive chord diagram

Fadd11 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 Fadd11

These scales start on F and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Fadd11 is the chord of the moment.

F Major F Mixolydian F Phrygian Dominant F Bebop Dominant F Mixolydian b6 F Harmonic Major F Double Harmonic Major F Bebop Major F Bebop Dorian F Mixolydian b2

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Questions

What notes are in a Fadd11 chord?: Fadd11 is F, A, C, Bb: the 1, 3, 5, 11 of F.
How do you play Fadd11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 13 12 10 10 11 x; 5th String Root: x 8 8 10 10 8; 4th String Root: x x 3 3 6 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Fadd11?: Scales on F that contain every note of Fadd11: F Major, F Mixolydian, F Phrygian Dominant, F Bebop Dominant, F Mixolydian b6, F Harmonic Major.

Major Add11 chords in every key

Cadd11 C#add11 Dadd11 Ebadd11 Eadd11 Fadd11 F#add11 Gadd11 Abadd11 Aadd11 Bbadd11 Badd11