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Am11 Piano Chord

A dark, deep sound. Popular in jazz and neo-soul. Unlike the major 11th, the (minor) third is far enough from the eleventh that it doesn't need to be omitted.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand A2 · G3 fingers 5–1
Right hand D4 · B4 · C5 fingers 1–4–5

How to play the Am11 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play A2 and G3 with the left hand and D4, B4 and C5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–4–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth E can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for Am11 chord

Other names: A minor 11th

Music theory name: minor eleventh chord

Common name: A minor eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Am11 chord

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

Songs using Am11