F#11 Guitar Chord: Explore Fretboard Shapes & Sounds
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F#11, the F# dominant eleventh chord, is built from F#, A#, C#, E, G# and B. It is the same sound as Gb11, and the B is the eleventh.
You get three voicings here. One uses an open string, two are barres, and the lowest begins at the 1st fret. The fuller story of the extended family is in the ninth chord family. The F# Mixolydian scale contains the whole chord, so it fits a solo.
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F# dominant 11th guitar chord is also written as F#11, F#dom11 or F#7(11).
F#11 Chord Notes and Formula
Notes of the F# 11 chord:
Chord structure of the Dominant Eleventh chord:
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9 11
Same chord, different name: F#11 is also written as Gb11 (Gb dominant eleventh).
F#11 Chord Interactive Fretboard
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F#11 Guitar Chord Diagrams
Position 1 Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the A string
- Let the B string play without pressing any fret
- Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the G string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the low E string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the D string
Position 2 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the D, G and high E strings at the same time
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the B string
Position 3 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the A, D, G, B and high E strings at the same time
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Chords That Go With F#11
One key where F#11 fits is B major, where it works as the V chord. These are the main chords of that key, the ones you will often hear around it:
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More F# Chords
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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher
FAQ
Which notes spell F#11?
F#11 is F#, A#, C#, E, G# and B. The B is the eleventh, a perfect fourth over the root, voiced an octave up.
Why can the 11 and the major third clash in F# dominant eleventh?
A# is the major third and B is the eleventh. They sit a semitone apart once the octave is ignored, so they rub against each other.
Is F#11 the same as Gb11?
Yes. Gb11 reads Gb, Bb, Db, Fb, Ab and Cb, the same six pitches as F#, A#, C#, E, G# and B.
How many F#11 voicings are there?
There are 3 voicings, from fret 1 to fret 9. One uses an open string and two are barre voicings.
Which scale suits F#11?
F# Mixolydian spells F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D# and E. It contains every chord note, so the whole chord sits inside it.
