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F♯add11

Character: folky

  1. F♯Rtriad
  2. A♯3triad
  3. C♯5triad
  4. B11add
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Voicings

7 ways to play F♯add11

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion F♯add11/A♯
6 7 8 9 11 R 5 3 R

Frets x 9 8 6 7 7Notes A♯ C♯ F♯ BIntervals 3 5 1 11Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

The 11th gets a string of its own.

AA shape 2nd inversion F♯add11/B
9 10 11 12 5 3 R 11 5 R

Frets x 9 9 11 11 9Notes B F♯ A♯Intervals 11 1 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion F♯add11/A♯
1 2 3 4 5 R 11 3 R 5 R

Frets 2 4 4 3 0 2Notes A♯ B F♯Intervals 3 11 1Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

EE shape Root position F♯add11
1 2 3 4 5 11 3 R R

Frets 2 x 4 3 0 xNotes F♯ A♯ BIntervals 1 3 11Base triadF♯ major, root position

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

EE shape 2nd inversion F♯add11/C♯
1 2 3 4 11 3 R 5 R

Frets 2 4 4 3 0 xNotes C♯ F♯ A♯ BIntervals 5 1 3 11Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The 11th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 1st inversion F♯add11/A♯
2 3 4 5 6 7 11 R 5 3 3 R

Frets 6 4 4 4 7 6Notes A♯ C♯ F♯ BIntervals 3 5 1 11Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

The 11th gets a string of its own.

DD shape 2nd inversion F♯add11/B
4 5 6 7 5 3 R 11

Frets x x x 4 7 6Notes B F♯ A♯Intervals 11 1 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

The rules

The construction rules F♯add11 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. No 7th, no stack

    6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

  3. On guitar, something has to give

    Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

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F♯add11 chord questions

What notes are in F♯add11?

F♯add11 is spelled F♯ A♯ C♯ B: F♯ is the root, A♯ is the 3rd, C♯ is the 5th, B is the 11th.

What is the formula of F♯add11?

1 3 5 11. It is a F♯ major triad with the 11th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play F♯add11 on guitar?

This page shows 7 voicings of F♯add11, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.