A Major Sixth Sharp Eleventh Added Guitar Chord Fingering
Welcome to our tutorial on the A 6(#11) chord, a beautiful and complex chord belonging to the Major Chords family. This chord is constructed from the notes A, C#, E, F#, and D#, and is built using the intervals 1, 3, 5, 6, and #11. The full names of these music intervals are: Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Sixth, and Augmented Fourth, respectively.
Understanding how this chord is built is essential to mastering its sound and knowing where to place your fingers on the fretboard. If you need a refresher on how chords are constructed by stacking intervals, check out our tutorial on building chords. For a more in-depth look at the intervals on the fretboard, our fretboard intervals tutorial can be a great help.
The A 6(#11) chord is not a beginner's chord, but rather an intermediate level chord that will add depth and complexity to your music. It's a type of sixth chord, but with an added #11, which gives it a unique sound.
In this tutorial, we will provide chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that demonstrate the tones composing the A 6(#11) chord. If you're unsure about how to read these diagrams or how to denote chords based on the intervals that compose them, our tutorial on chord notation can be a valuable resource.
So, are you ready to delve into the world of the A 6(#11) chord? Let's get started!
Notes in the A 6(#11) chord:
AC#EF#D#
Tones of the Major Sixth Sharp Eleventh Added chord:
A6(#11) Guitar Chord Voicings
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Play This Chord With Other Roots
C 6(#11) | D 6(#11) | E 6(#11) | F 6(#11) | G 6(#11) | A 6(#11) | B 6(#11) | C#6(#11) | D#6(#11) | F#6(#11) | G#6(#11) | A#6(#11) | Ab6(#11) | Bb6(#11) | Db6(#11) | Eb6(#11) | Gb6(#11)
Fretboard map of A 6(#11) chord tones
You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.