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Emaj11 Guitar Chord

A very wide, "floating" sound. On guitar, the third is commonly omitted (clashes with the eleventh) and often the fifth too. In practice, usually only 4 of the 6 notes are played.

Guitar

Strings 0–0–1–1–0–0

How to play the Emaj11 chord on guitar

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

Other names for the Emaj11 chord

Other names: E major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: E major eleventh chord

Notes and intervals in the Emaj11 chord

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

All variations

Open
0–0–1–1–0–0
Fret 4
0–0–6–4–4–5
Fret 7
7–7–7–8–9–7
Fret 9
0–11–9–9–10–11

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys