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A9#11 Guitar Chord

A Lydian dominant chord — a bright, open sound. Typical of modern jazz. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted as the sharp eleventh takes over its harmonic role.

Guitar

Strings X–0–1–0–2–0

How to play the A9#11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–1–0–2–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for A9#11 chord

Other names: A 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: A 9#11 chord

Intervals and tones in A9#11 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E Perfect 5th
G Minor 7th
H Major 9th
Eb Augmented 11th

All Variations

Open
X–0–1–0–2–0
Fret 4
5–4–5–4–4–5
Fret 7
X–X–7–8–8–9
Fret 11
X–12–11–12–12–11

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys