Em11 Chord

Em11 Chord

Em11 (E minor 11th chord)

Like any minor 11th chord, the Em11 chord is formed by playing the root, the minor third, the perfect fifth, the minor 7th, the major 9th and the major 11th. It equals to playing the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th degree of the E minor scale.

Notation

Listen to Em11

How To Play Em11 On The Piano

You can play the E major chord by playing in any order the following notes: E, G, B, D, F#, A.

The inversions of the Em11 chord

  • Root position: E, G, B, D, F#, A
  • Inversion 1: G, B, D, F#, A, E
  • Inversion 2: B, D, F#, A, E, G
  • Inversion 3: D, F#, A, E, G, B
  • Inversion 4: F#, A, E, G, B, D
  • Inversion 5: A, E, G, B, D, F#

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

There is no fingering for this chord as there are more notes than fingers. Add the extra notes with the second hand.

Scales in which the Em11 chord occurs