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F#9#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 2–1–2–1–1–2

How to play the F#9#11 chord on guitar

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

Notation for F#9#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 F#9#11 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
B Major 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
E Minor 7th
Ab Major 9th
C Augmented 11th

All Variations

Open
2–1–2–1–1–2
Fret 4
X–X–4–5–5–6
Fret 8
X–9–8–9–9–8
Fret 9
X–9–10–9–11–9

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys