A Dominant 11th (A11) is built from A, E, G, B, D, which is the 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P formula measured from the root A. This page shows 53 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: A · E · G · B · DIntervals: 1P – 5P – 7m – 9M – 11P
Fingerings for A11
A11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
A11G at fret 3
A11A at fret 3, G at fret 3
A11D at fret 3, G at fret 3
A11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
A11G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
A11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
A11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
A11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
A11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
A11low E at fret 1, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
A11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
A11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 3
A11low E muted, D at fret 2
A11low E muted, G at fret 2
A11low E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2
A11low E muted, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A11low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
A11low E muted, D at fret 3
A11low E muted, G at fret 3
A11low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
A11low E muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
A11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
A11low E muted, G at fret 2, high E muted
A11low E muted, A open, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
A11low E muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
A11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
A11low E muted, A open, D open, G open, B muted, high E open
A11low E muted, A open, D open, G at fret 2, B muted, high E open
A11low E muted, A open, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 3
A11low E muted, A open, D at fret 2, G muted, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1
A11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
A11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
A11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
A11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
A11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
A11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2
A11low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2
A11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
A11low E muted, D at fret 2, B muted, high E muted
A11low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
A11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in A11
A1P
E5P
G7m
B9M
D11P
How to play A11
A Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (A11) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip
Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea
Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
A11 FAQ
What notes are in A Dominant 11th?
A Dominant 11th (A11) contains A, E, G, B, D. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root A.
How do you play A11 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "A11": low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is A11 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.