E Dominant Eleventh

Symbols:E11, E11th
Scale Degree Formula:1-3-5-♭7-9-11
Interval Stack:M3 + m3 + m3 + M3 + m3
Notes:E, G#, B, D, F#, A
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Inversions:E11/G#, E11/B, E11/D, E11/F#, E11/A

Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the E major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-3-5-♭7-9-11, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the lowest note of the chord (E), then move our first interval (M3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (G#). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
E1F♭2F#2G♭3G#3A4Bb♭5B5C#5C#6D♭7D#7E8F♭9F#9G♭10G#10A11M3m3m3M3m3

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
Dominant 9thE9
Dominant 9th Flat ThirteenthE9b13
Dominant Eleventh Flat NineE11b9
Dominant ThirteenthE13
Major EleventhEM11, AM11
Major ThirteenthAM13
Minor EleventhF#m11, Em11, Bm11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineC#m11b9, Bm11b9
Minor ThirteenthBm13
Six-NineD6/9

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
DorianB
LocrianG#
LydianD
MajorA
MinorF#
MixolydianE
PhrygianC#

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