F11
F Dominant 11th
1 3 5 ♭7 9 11

Notes in F11

FR
A3
C5
E♭♭7
G9
B♭11

The F11 chord contains 6 notes: F, A, C, E♭, G, B♭

Intervals

IntervalSemitonesNoteFunction
R0FRoot
34AMajor 3rd
57CPerfect 5th
♭710E♭Minor 7th
92GMajor 9th
115B♭Perfect 11th

About F 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 F11 and can be used for soloing, improvising, and writing melodies over this chord.

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

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