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E flat major seventh sharp eleven (Eb7M(#11)) chord on guitar

Notes
E♭GB♭DA
Formula
1357♯11

How to play Eb7M(#11) on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · fret 1

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7M(#11) chord on guitar, shape 1: from fret 1, notes Eb, G, D, A

  2. Shape 2 · fret 6 · barre

    Eb7M(#11) chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 6, notes Eb, G, Bb, D, A

  3. Shape 3 · fret 3 · barre

    Eb7M(#11) chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 3, notes Eb, G, Bb, D, A

  4. Shape 4 · fret 11 · barre

    Eb7M(#11) chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 11, notes Eb, G, Bb, D, A

  5. Shape 5 · fret 8 · barre

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb7M(#11) chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 8, notes Eb, G, D, A

Some shapes leave out: 5th (B♭). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (E flat). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Eb7M(#11) inversions on guitar

The same Eb7M(#11) with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Eb7M(#11)/G

    E flat major seventh sharp eleven, Eb7M(#11)/G, 300043E♭7M(♯11)/G132GADGE♭Gmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Eb7M(#11)/G

    E flat major seventh sharp eleven, Eb7M(#11)/G, 367333E♭7M(♯11)/G3134GE♭AB♭DGmetronotuner.com

  3. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Eb7M(#11)/Bb

    E flat major seventh sharp eleven, Eb7M(#11)/Bb, x10243E♭7M(♯11)/B♭1243B♭DAE♭Gmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Eb7M(#11)/Bb

    E flat major seventh sharp eleven, Eb7M(#11)/Bb, 667786E♭7M(♯11)/B♭611234B♭E♭ADGB♭metronotuner.com

  5. 7th (D) in the bass3rd inversion · Eb7M(#11)/D

    E flat major seventh sharp eleven, Eb7M(#11)/D, xx0243E♭7M(♯11)/D132DAE♭Gmetronotuner.com

  6. 7th (D) in the bass3rd inversion · Eb7M(#11)/D

    E flat major seventh sharp eleven, Eb7M(#11)/D, x5524xE♭7M(♯11)/D23412DGAE♭metronotuner.com

About the major seventh sharp eleven chord

A major seventh chord with a sharp eleventh: the sound of the Lydian mode, bright and "floating", without the perfect 4th that asks for resolution. Common in jazz, bossa nova and film scores, on the IV chord (where the key already has the ♯11) or as a final chord.

Notes and intervals of Eb7M(#11)

Eb7M(#11) (E flat major seventh sharp eleven) is built from 5 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E♭ · 1 · root
  • G · 3 · major third
  • B♭ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • D · 7 · major seventh
  • A · ♯11 · sharp eleventh

Other E flat chords

Major seventh sharp eleven: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Eb7M(#11) chord on guitar?

Eb7M(#11) (E flat major seventh sharp eleven) has 5 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Eb7M(#11)?

The notes of Eb7M(#11) are E♭, G, B♭, D, A. The formula is 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♯11: root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh, sharp eleventh.

What does Eb7M(#11) mean?

Eb7M(#11) is the chord symbol for E flat major seventh sharp eleven. A major seventh chord with a sharp eleventh: the sound of the Lydian mode, bright and "floating", without the perfect 4th that asks for resolution. Common in jazz, bossa nova and film scores, on the IV chord (where the key already has the ♯11) or as a final chord.

Eb7M(#11) on other instruments

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