How to play Am11: a minor 11th built on A, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to A. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | A | C | E | G | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | 5 | b7 | 11 |
Am11 is a minor 11th with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, C, E, G, B, D. This voicing omits the 9th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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