E Major Eleventh Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
E Major 11th , EM11 , Emaj11 , EMaj11 , Ema11 , EΔ11

Here you can learn how to play E Major Eleventh Chord on the Guitar. The E Major Eleventh Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. E Major Eleventh Chord contains the notes E, G♯, B, D♯, F♯, A (although B, F♯ can be omitted). The E Major Eleventh Chord on Guitar is an Extended type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root E, the Third G♯, and the Fifth B), the Seventh D♯, and also includes the Eleventh (Fourth) A from the octave above.

Below you will find E Major Eleventh Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the E Major Eleventh Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

E, G♯, B, D♯, F♯, A

Can be omitted: B, F♯

Notation

Degrees

Note	Number	Name
E	1	Tonic
G♯	3	Mediant
B	5	Dominant
D♯	7	Leading Tone
F♯	9	Supertonic
A	11	Subdominant

Intervals

Notes	Semitones	Interval
E > E	0	Perfect Unison (P1)
E > G♯	4	Major 3rd (M3)
E > B	7	Perfect 5th (P5)
E > D♯	11	Major 7th (M7)
E > F♯	14	Major 9th (M9)
E > A	17	Perfect 11th (P11)

Root

Third

Fifth

Seventh

E Major Eleventh Open Chords

Open chord shapes for E Major Eleventh Chord with the root in the bass.

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E Major Eleventh Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for E Major Eleventh Chord with the root in the bass.

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C Shape

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A Shape

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G Shape

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E Shape

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D Shape

Music Theory

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