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G9#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 3–2–3–2–2–3

How to play the G9#11 chord on guitar

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

Notation for G9#11 chord

Other names: G 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: G 9#11 chord

Intervals and tones in G9#11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
3–2–3–2–2–3
Fret 5
X–X–5–6–6–7
Fret 9
X–10–9–10–10–9
Fret 10
X–10–11–10–12–10

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys