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H9#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 2–3–1–4

How to play the H9#11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–3–1–4 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 2 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for H9#11 chord

Other names: H 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: H 9#11 chord

Intervals and tones in H9#11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
2–3–1–4
Fret 5
6–5–5–6
Fret 8
8–9–9–8
Fret 10
10–13–11–12

More chords with H as the root

The same chord type in other keys