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G11 is a dominant eleventh chord made of 6 notes: G, B, D, F, A, C. 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 C major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on G11 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 G | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | root | 0 |
| B | 3 | major third | 4 |
| D | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| F | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
| A | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
| C | 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.
33000132021133300x33343332301xx(10)(10)(10)(10)7The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 7th fret (x(10)(10)(10)(10)7): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
G11 belongs to 3 keys: V in C major, V7 in C minor, VII in A minor. In C major, try I–V–vi–IV: C – G11 – Am – F.
G, B, D, F, A, C: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh, ninth, eleventh.
Open position: 320211 (low string first), rated Easy.
G11 has C. G11 sounds thick and open; G9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.