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Dominant family

F dominant eleventh chord

F11

F dominant eleventh

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • 9
  • 11

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 8

Lay your index flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 8.

E×ADGBe89101112Barre at fret 8FB♭E♭GC

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. F1
  2. ♭2
  3. G9
  4. ♭3
  5. 3
  6. B♭11
  7. ♭5
  8. C5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. E♭♭7
  12. 7
  • F Root
  • C Perfect 5th
  • E♭ Minor 7th
  • G Major 9th
  • B♭ Perfect 11th

About this chord

What is an F dominant eleventh chord?

F11 is built from 5 notes: F (the root), C (the 5), E♭ (the ♭7), G (the 9), B♭ (the 11). Root, fifth, flat seventh, ninth and eleventh: played without the third, which would clash with the eleventh.

Notes
F · C · E♭ · G · B♭
Formula
1 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 11
Also written
Fdom11
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