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Hmaj11 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 X–2–1–3–0–0

How to play the Hmaj11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–1–3–0–0 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for Hmaj11 chord

Other names: H major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: H major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Hmaj11 chord

Note Interval
H Root
Eb Major 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
B Major 7th
C# Major 9th
E Perfect 11th

All Variations

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

More chords with H as the root

The same chord type in other keys