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Dominant family

F♯ dominant eleventh chord

F♯11

F♯ dominant eleventh

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • 9
  • 11

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 9

Lay your index flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 9.

E×ADGBe910111213Barre at fret 9F♯BEG♯C♯

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

Notation treble clef

𝄞♯♯♯

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. F♯1
  2. ♭2
  3. G♯9
  4. ♭3
  5. 3
  6. B11
  7. ♭5
  8. C♯5
  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?

F♯11 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
F♯dom11
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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