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F♯11 (also written G♭11) is a dominant eleventh chord made of 6 notes: F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯, B. 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 B major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on F♯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 F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| C♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| E | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
| G♯ | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
| B | 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, G♭11 is G♭, B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭, C♭: the same sounds under different names.
xx430021210022230424x300x99996x999(11)9Every full shape of F♯11 needs a barre or a stretch. In many songs you can also swap in F♯maj7, F♯sus2, F♯sus4, which share most of its notes and need no barre. If you want the real thing, the e-shape barre at fret 2 shape is the gentlest start.
F♯11 belongs to 3 keys: V in B major, VII in G♯ minor, V7 in B minor. In B major, try I–V–vi–IV: B – F♯11 – G♯m – E.
F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯, B: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh, ninth, eleventh.
E-shape barre at fret 2: 222324 (low string first), rated Medium.
F♯11 has B. F♯11 sounds thick and open; F♯9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour.
It needs a barre in every shape, so it takes some practice. Start with the e-shape barre at fret 2 shape, rated Medium.