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Eb9#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–X–1–2–2–3

How to play the Eb9#11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–1–2–2–3 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) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · little finger

Notation for Eb9#11 chord

Other names: Eb 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: Eb 9#11 chord

Intervals and tones in Eb9#11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
X–X–1–2–2–3
Fret 5
X–6–5–6–6–5
Fret 6
X–6–7–6–8–X
Fret 10
11–10–11–10–10–11

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys