F11

F11 is F, C, Eb, G and Bb, a dominant eleventh. The shape this page opens on is written 111211, lowest string first.

Also written F9sus4 or F dominant 11. The same chord either way; which spelling you meet depends on who wrote the chart.

There are 5 common shapes for F11 on the guitar, and 54 derived voicings in 3 families.

In which keys. Every note of F11 belongs to C minor (the iv), Eb major (the ii), F minor (the i), G minor (the ♭VII), Ab major (the vi) and Bb major (the V).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: 111211, 333345, x87866, x-8-8-8-10-8, x-12-10-10-11-11.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. F11 has 1110xx, 1313xx, xx1311, xx3343, x3334x, xx8868, x8888x, 8888xx.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. F11 has x1x041, 1x131x, x3x341, 3x334x, x6x363, 6x354x, 6x586x, x6x566.

Rootless. The root left to the bass player. Frees a finger for a tension. F11 has x1101x, xx1313, x3534x, xx5546, xx8888, x-x-10-12-11-11, x-13-13-12-13-x, x-x-13-15-13-15.

The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in where the chords and the theory come from.