Guitar chords · Minor 11th
F♯m11 chord on guitar (F#m11)
F♯m11 (F♯ minor 11th) has six notes: F♯, A, C♯, E, G♯ and B, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9 and 11.
Shapes
How to play F♯m11
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
F♯m11 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 2
A shape · fret 9
Notes and formula
What makes F♯m11 minor 11th
A minor 11th chord stacks the 9th and the 11th on a minor A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords.. On a minor chord the 11th does not clash, so it stays: keep the ♭3rd, the ♭7th and the 11th, and drop the 5th or the 9th. It has an open, floating sound heard in funk and fusion.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The ♭3rd, the ♭7th and the 11th make F♯m11 a minor 11th chord; you can leave out the 5th and the 9th.
- F♯Rroot
- A♭3essential
- C♯5optional
- E♭7essential
- G♯9optional
- B11essential
- F♯, the root
- Other chord tones
F♯m11 often leads to B7 and then E: the ii11–V7–I of E major.
F♯m11 and G♭m11 are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with F♯m11
F♯m11 belongs to four keys: A major (vi11), E major (ii11), F♯ minor (i11) and C♯ minor (iv11).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
F♯m11 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps F♯m11 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- F♯m11/A
F♯m11 with its ♭3rd, A, in the bass.
- F♯m11/C♯
F♯m11 with its 5th, C♯, in the bass.
- F♯m11/E
F♯m11 with its ♭7th, E, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on F♯ / G♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- F♯ major
- F♯m minor
- F♯7 dominant 7th
- F♯maj7 major 7th
- F♯m7 minor 7th
- F♯sus2 suspended 2nd
- F♯sus4 suspended 4th
- F♯6 major 6th
- F♯m6 minor 6th
- F♯add9 add 9
- F♯9 dominant 9th
- F♯maj9 major 9th
- F♯m9 minor 9th
- F♯13 dominant 13th
- F♯maj13 major 13th
- F♯° diminished
- F♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- F♯°7 diminished 7th
- G♭+ augmented
- F♯5 power chord
- F♯7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- F♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- F♯6/9 six-nine
- F♯m(add9) minor add 9
- F♯7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
F♯m11, in short
- What notes are in the F♯m11 chord?
- F♯m11 (F♯ minor 11th) has six notes: F♯, A, C♯, E, G♯ and B, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9 and 11.
- How do you play F♯m11 on guitar?
- F♯m11 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9.
- What key is F♯m11 in?
- F♯m11 belongs to four keys: A major (vi11), E major (ii11), F♯ minor (i11) and C♯ minor (iv11).
- Is F♯m11 the same as G♭m11?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. F♯m11 is the spelling in A major, E major, F♯ minor and C♯ minor. No key on the circle spells it G♭m11, so you will rarely see that name.