Em11 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More E chordsEm11 is usually played as one of three movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard, or played in open positions.
In the 000033 version presented above, the 5th and 9th are omitted. One of the alternative options including the 5th and 9th is 000002.
The chord consists of six notes. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, major ninth and perfect eleventh intervals. Notice that the fifth and/or the ninth are sometimes omitted.
Em11 is an abbreviation for E minor eleventh. A less common abbreviation is Emin11. A third system is the minus symbol: E-11.
The notes that the Em11 chord consists of are E, G, B, D, F# and A.
Em11 - A13 - Dmaj7
1st inversion: Em11/G (means that G is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Em11/B (means that B is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Em11/D (means that D is the bass note).
4th inversion: Em11/F# (means that F# is the bass note).
5th inversion: Em11/A (means that A is the bass note).
Em11(no5) is an E minor 11th with no fifth (B).
Em11(no9) is an E minor 11th with no ninth (F#).