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E♭11 (also written D♯11) is a dominant eleventh chord made of 6 notes: E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F, A♭. It sounds thick and open, and you hear it in soul, funk and fusion, often played without the third. It is the V chord of A♭ major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on E♭11 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from E♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| G | 3 | major third | 4 |
| B♭ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| D♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
| F | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
| A♭ | 11 | perfect eleventh | 17 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9 – 11. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, D♯11 is D♯, F𝄪, A♯, C♯, E♯, G♯: the same sounds under different names.
x66663x66686xx1024(11)(11)(11)(12)(11)(11)x65644x6668xThe fret 11 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (x66686): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
E♭11 belongs to 3 keys: V in A♭ major, VII in F minor, V7 in G♯ minor. In A♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: A♭ – E♭11 – Fm – D♭.
E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F, A♭: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh, ninth, eleventh.
Fret 11: (11)(11)(11)0(11)(13) (low string first), rated Easy.
E♭11 has A♭. E♭11 sounds thick and open; E♭9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 3 fingers.