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Gmaj11 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 3–2–0–0–1–2

How to play the Gmaj11 chord on guitar

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

Notation for Gmaj11 chord

Other names: G major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: G major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Gmaj11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
3–2–0–0–1–2
Open
3–3–4–4–3–3
Fret 7
X–X–9–0–7–8
Fret 10
10–10–10–11–12–10

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys