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Em11 Guitar Chord

A dark, deep sound. Popular in jazz and neo-soul. Unlike the major 11th, the (minor) third is far enough from the eleventh that it doesn't need to be omitted. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Guitar

Strings 0–0–0–0–0–2

How to play the Em11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–0–0–0–0–2 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) Play open
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for Em11 chord

Other names: E minor 11th

Music theory name: minor eleventh chord

Common name: E minor eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Em11 chord

Note Interval
E Root
G Minor 3rd
H Perfect 5th
D Minor 7th
F# Major 9th
A Perfect 11th

All Variations

Open
0–0–0–0–0–2
Fret 3
0–0–5–4–3–0
Fret 5
X–7–5–7–7–5
Fret 10
12–10–12–11–10–10

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys