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Amaj11 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 4–2–4–4

How to play the Amaj11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 4–2–4–4 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 2 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 4 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for Amaj11 chord

Other names: A major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: A major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Amaj11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
4–2–4–4
Fret 5
6–8–7–5

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys