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Emaj11 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 1–3–2–0

How to play the Emaj11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–3–2–0 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 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (A) Play open

Notation for Emaj11 chord

Other names: E major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: E major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Emaj11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–3–2–0
Fret 9
11–9–11–11

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys