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G11 Piano Chord

A wide, open sound.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand G2 · F3 fingers 5–1
Right hand C4 · A4 fingers 1–5

How to play the G11 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play G2 and F3 with the left hand and C4 and A4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This practical voicing omits the third and perfect fifth (B and D) so the third does not clash with the eleventh.

Notation for G11 chord

Other names: G 11th, G eleventh

Music theory name: dominant eleventh chord

Common name: G eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in G11 chord

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