G Dominant 11th (G11) is built from G, D, F, A, C, which is the 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P formula measured from the root G. This page shows 42 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: G · D · F · A · CIntervals: 1P – 5P – 7m – 9M – 11P
Fingerings for G11
G11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
G11G at fret 3
G11A at fret 3, G at fret 3
G11D at fret 3, G at fret 3
G11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
G11G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
G11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
G11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
G11low 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
G11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
G11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
G11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
G11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
G11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
G11low E at fret 1, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
G11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
G11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 3
G11low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
G11low E muted, D at fret 3
G11low E muted, G at fret 3
G11low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
G11low E muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
G11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
G11low E muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
G11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
G11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1
G11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
G11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
G11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
G11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
G11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
G11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2
G11low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2
G11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
G11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
G11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
G11low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
G11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in G11
G1P
D5P
F7m
A9M
C11P
How to play G11
G Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (G11) 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.
G11 FAQ
What notes are in G Dominant 11th?
G Dominant 11th (G11) contains G, D, F, A, C. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root G.
How do you play G11 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "G11": low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is G11 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.