How to play Amaj11: a major 11th built on A, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is one possible voicing: played at the 2nd fret. 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# | G# | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | 7 | 11 |
Amaj11 is a major 11th with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, C#, E, G#, B, D. This voicing omits the 5th and 9th, the tones guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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