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A9#11 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 4–3–3–4

How to play the A9#11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 4–3–3–4 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 4 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 3 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · ring finger

Notation for A9#11 chord

Other names: A 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: A 9#11 chord

Intervals and tones in A9#11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
4–3–3–4
Fret 6
6–7–7–6
Fret 8
8–11–9–10
Fret 11
12–13–11–14

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys