A m11 Guitar Chord | Play, Hear and Practice Interactively

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The Am11 chord, A minor eleventh, is built from A, C, E, G, B and D. The B is the ninth and the D is the eleventh, added to an Am7 chord.

Nine voicings are listed, eight of them using open strings and one a barre shape, with the lowest at the 3rd fret. The A and the D are both open strings on the guitar. To see how the stack is built up, ninth chords are the natural step before this one. The A Dorian scale contains every note.

Use the microphone check at the top to hear which strings sound.

A minor 11th guitar chord is also written as Am11, Amin11 or A-11.

A m11 chord Notes:

A C E G B D

Tones of the Minor Eleventh chord:

Formula: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11

A M11 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 2 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the high E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 3 Open

Finger Positions

Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Let the G string play without pressing any fret
Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the A string

Position 4 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 5 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the high E string

Position 6 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 7 Barre Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the D string

Position 8 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the high E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 9 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the D string

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m11 | D m11 | E m11 | F m11 | G m11 | A m11 | B m11 | C#m11 | D#m11 | F#m11 | G#m11 | A#m11 | Abm11 | Bbm11 | Dbm11 | Ebm11 | Gbm11

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Giancarlo Facoetti

Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

What notes are in Am11?

Am11 is A, C, E, G, B and D. They are all natural notes, so the chord has no sharps or flats.

What is the eleventh in A minor eleventh?

D, a perfect fourth up from A, counted an octave higher. It is also the fourth degree of the A Dorian scale.

How is Am11 different from Am9?

Am9 is A, C, E, G and B. Am11 keeps those five and adds D, so the chord gains a sixth note.

How many voicings of Am11 are there?

The fingering data lists 9 voicings from the 3rd to the 7th fret. Eight use open strings and one is a barre voicing.

What scale does Am11 belong to?

A Dorian: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G. Every note of Am11 is inside it, so the scale suits the whole chord.