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G11 Ukulele Chord

A wide, open sound. On guitar, the third is almost always omitted in practice as it clashes with the eleventh (a semitone apart). The fifth is also commonly omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 2–0–1–2

How to play the G11 chord on ukulele

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

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

All Variations

Open
2–0–1–2
Fret 2
5–5–5–2
Fret 3
4–5–5–3

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys