F minor eleventh
How to play Fm11 — Minor eleventh
Fm11 (Minor eleventh)F · A♭ · C · E♭ · G · B♭
Guitar samples: Acoustic guitar — University of Iowa (via tonejs-instruments, CC-BY 3.0)
F minor eleventh — notes and structure
The Fm11 chord extends the minor chord through the eleventh — open and modal.
The Fm11 minor eleventh consists of the notes F, A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭. Its interval structure is R–3–5–7–9–11 — the root, then each chord tone stacked above it. This is the same chord you see in the interactive finder above, drawn on the guitar fretboard with the root circled and every chord tone labelled.
Fm11 stacks a minor third (A♭), a perfect fifth (C), a minor seventh (E♭), a ninth (G) and an eleventh (B♭) above the root F.
The finder shows 2 ways to play Fm11 — an open-position shape reaching up to the 4th fret. They use a barre.
What key is Fm11 in?
Every note of Fm11 belongs to the scales below, so the chord sounds at home in each of these keys — the roman numeral is the degree it sits on.
- E♭ major — the ii chord
- A♭ major — the vi chord
- C minor — the iv chord
- F minor — the i chord
Chords that go with Fm11
In E♭ major, the chords built on the first, fourth and fifth degrees carry most songs — put Fm11 next to these:
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the F minor eleventh chord?
- The Fm11 chord contains the notes F, A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭. It extends the minor chord through the eleventh — open and modal.
- How many ways can you play Fm11 on guitar?
- 2 voicings are shown on this page — from open position up the neck — each with its own fingering diagram and audio.
- Is Fm11 a hard chord to play?
- Some voicings use a barre, which takes practice, but the chord is very playable once that shape is comfortable.
- What key does Fm11 belong to?
- Fm11 fits E♭ major (where it is the ii chord), A♭ major (where it is the vi chord), C minor (where it is the iv chord) — every note of the chord is in those scales.