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F minor 11th (Fm11)

FRoot
A♭min 3
E♭min 7
G9
B♭11

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

Notes
FA♭E♭GB♭
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭7 · 9 · 11
Type
Extended chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe1112412345

Fm11

F minor 11th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • A♭m3
  • E♭m7
  • G9
  • B♭11

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

Fm7Fm9Fm6FmM7

Chords in the key of F minor

What Fm11 usually sits next to

i · Fmii° · G°III · A♭iv · B♭mv · CmVI · D♭VII · E♭

Close relatives

Relatives of F minor

  • A♭Relative major of F minor
  • FParallel 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 F7 →

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

EADGBe1112412345

Fm11

F minor 11th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • A♭m3
  • E♭m7
  • G9
  • B♭11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes
04

Where to go next

More F chords

Same root, other colours

Fm7Fm9Fm6FmM7

Chords in the key of F minor

What Fm11 usually sits next to

i · Fmii° · G°III · A♭iv · B♭mv · CmVI · D♭VII · E♭

Close relatives

Relatives of F minor

  • A♭Relative major of F minor
  • FParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

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