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F♯ minor 11th (F♯m11)

F♯Root
Amin 3
Emin 7
G♯9
B11

Rich and modal. The 11th works well over minor. Common in modal jazz and fusion.

Notes
F♯AEG♯B
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭7 · 9 · 11
Type
Extended chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe23112345

F♯m11

F♯ minor 11th, Open

Bass
F♯, the root
Root
F♯
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • F♯Root
  • Am3
  • Em7
  • G♯9
  • B11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes

Why a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does

F♯+3 fretsA+7 fretsE+4 fretsG♯+3 fretsB

Stacked from 4 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More F♯ chords

Same root, other colours

F♯m7F♯m9F♯m6F♯mM7

Chords in the key of F♯ minor

What F♯m11 usually sits next to

i · F♯mii° · G♯°III · Aiv · Bmv · C♯mVI · DVII · E

Close relatives

Relatives of F♯ minor

  • ARelative major of F♯ minor
  • F♯Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm11C♯m11Dm11E♭m11Em11Fm11F♯m11Gm11A♭m11Am11B♭m11Bm11
01

Root

F♯
02

Quality

m11

5+ notes: stack the 9th, 11th or 13th on a 7th chord.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try F♯7 →

Why a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does

F♯+3 fretsA+7 fretsE+4 fretsG♯+3 fretsB

Stacked from 4 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe23112345

F♯m11

F♯ minor 11th, Open

Bass
F♯, the root
Root
F♯
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • F♯Root
  • Am3
  • Em7
  • G♯9
  • B11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes
04

Where to go next

More F♯ chords

Same root, other colours

F♯m7F♯m9F♯m6F♯mM7

Chords in the key of F♯ minor

What F♯m11 usually sits next to

i · F♯mii° · G♯°III · Aiv · Bmv · C♯mVI · DVII · E

Close relatives

Relatives of F♯ minor

  • ARelative major of F♯ minor
  • F♯Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm11C♯m11Dm11E♭m11Em11Fm11F♯m11Gm11A♭m11Am11B♭m11Bm11
F♯ minor 11th