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F9#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 1–0–1–0–0–1

How to play the F9#11 chord on guitar

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

Notation for F9#11 chord

Other names: F 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: F 9#11 chord

Intervals and tones in F9#11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–0–1–0–0–1
Fret 3
X–X–3–4–4–5
Fret 7
X–8–7–8–8–7
Fret 8
X–8–9–8–10–8

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys