E Major Eleventh Chord

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

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. The E Major Eleventh Chord 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 the E Major Eleventh Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

E, G♯, B, D♯, F♯, A

Can be omitted: B, F♯

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
E1Tonic
G♯3Mediant
B5Dominant
D♯7Leading Tone
F♯9Supertonic
A11Subdominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
E > E0Perfect Unison (P1)
E > G♯4Major 3rd (M3)
E > B7Perfect 5th (P5)
E > D♯11Major 7th (M7)
E > F♯14Major 9th (M9)
E > A17Perfect 11th (P11)

Scales related to E Major Eleventh Chord

Chords related to E Major Eleventh Chord

Enharmonic Equivalent

Chord with the same root and notes as the E Major Eleventh Chord but different spelling.

F Major Eleventh Chord

Same Notes

Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the E Major Eleventh Chord.

F Major Eleventh Chord

Same Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the E Major Eleventh Chord and have the same root note.

E Major Thirteenth Chord

Different Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the E Major Eleventh Chord but have a different root note.

F Major Eleventh Chord

F Major Thirteenth Chord

F♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord

G Minor Thirteenth Chord

B Dominant Thirteenth Chord

C Dominant Thirteenth Chord

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