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F11 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 F11 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.
1013xxx88885x888(10)8111213(13)(13)(13)(14)(13)(13)103343Every full shape of F11 needs a barre or a stretch. In many songs you can also swap in Fmaj7, Fsus2, Fsus4, which share most of its notes and need no barre. If you want the real thing, the e-shape barre at fret 1 shape is the gentlest start.
F11 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♭ – F11 – Gm – E♭.
F, A, C, E♭, G, B♭: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh, ninth, eleventh.
E-shape barre at fret 1: 111213 (low string first), rated Medium.
F11 has B♭. F11 sounds thick and open; F9 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 1 shape, rated Medium.