What notes are in F# Dominant 11th?

F# Dominant 11th (F#11) contains F#, C#, E, G#, B. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root F#.

How do you play F#11 on guitar?

The most common shape here is "F#11": low E at fret 2, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 1.

F# Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (F#11)

F# Dominant 11th (F#11) is built from F#, C#, E, G#, B, which is the 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P formula measured from the root F#. This page shows 42 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

7th

Notes: F# · C# · E · G# · BIntervals: 1P – 5P – 7m – 9M – 11P

Fingerings for F#11

F#11low E at fret 2, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 1

F#11G at fret 3

F#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3

F#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3

F#11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

F#11G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

F#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

F#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

F#11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

F#11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

F#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

F#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

F#11low 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

F#11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

F#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

F#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

F#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

F#11low E at fret 2, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G muted

F#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1

F#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1

F#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 3

F#11low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

F#11low E muted, D at fret 3

F#11low E muted, G at fret 3

F#11low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

F#11low E muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

F#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted

F#11low E muted, G at fret 3, high E muted

F#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

F#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1

F#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1

F#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4

F#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

F#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

F#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3

F#11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2

F#11low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2

F#11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

F#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

F#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

F#11low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

F#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted

Notes in F#11

F#1P
C#5P
E7m
G#9M
B11P

How to play F#11

F# Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (F#11) 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.

F#11 FAQ

What notes are in F# Dominant 11th?: F# Dominant 11th (F#11) contains F#, C#, E, G#, B. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root F#.
How do you play F#11 on guitar?: The most common shape here is "F#11": low E at fret 2, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 1.
Is F#11 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.