E11
E Dominant 11th
1 3 5 ♭7 9 11

Notes in E11

ER
A♭3
B5
D♭7
F♯9
A11

The E11 chord contains 6 notes: E, A♭, B, D, F♯, A

Intervals

IntervalSemitonesNoteFunction
R0ERoot
34A♭Major 3rd
57BPerfect 5th
♭710DMinor 7th
92F♯Major 9th
115APerfect 11th

About E Dominant 11th Chords

Dominant 11th chords extend the 9th with an 11th (4th up an octave). In practice, guitarists often omit the 3rd to avoid a half-step clash with the 11th. The result is sometimes indistinguishable from a 7sus4 voicing.

Compatible Scales & Modes

These scales contain all the notes of E11 and can be used for soloing, improvising, and writing melodies over this chord.

E Mixolydian
Contains all the chord tones through the 11th.

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