Chords
A m7add11
A · C · E · G · D
A m7add11 (Am7add11) is a minor chord of 5 notes: A · C · E · G · D.
Also written Am7add4
A m7add11
A · C · E · G · D
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | A3 · C4 · E4 · G4 · D5 | |
| Open (drop 2) | G3 · A3 · C4 · E4 · D5 | |
| Shell | A3 · C4 · G4 | |
| Rootless | C3 · G3 · D4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
A m7add11 (Am7add11) contains the notes A · C · E · G · D, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of A m7add11 puts a chord tone other than A in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales A m7add11 belongs to.
In which keys
A m7add11 is diatonic to 6 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
- C majorvi7add11Tonic
- A minori7add11Tonic
- G majorii7add11Subdominant
- E minoriv7add11Subdominant
- F majoriii7add11Tonic
- D minorv7add11Dominant
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
A m7add11 fits inside these scales, each built on A.
- A Minor BluesA · C · D · Eb · E · G
- A MinorA · B · C · D · E · F · G
- A DorianA · B · C · D · E · F# · G
- A PhrygianA · Bb · C · D · E · F · G
- A Dorian b2A · Bb · C · D · E · F# · G
- A Spanish HeptatonicA · Bb · C · C# · D · E · F · G
- A Bebop MinorA · B · C · C# · D · E · F# · G
- A Bebop LocrianA · Bb · C · D · Eb · E · F · G
Understanding the A m7add11 chord
Names and symbols
Am7add11 is the chord symbol for A m7add11; it is also written Am7add4.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A m7add11 chord?
- The A m7add11 chord contains the notes A · C · E · G · D: the root A with the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 7m, 11P stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally A, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the A m7add11 chord?
- Measured from A, the A m7add11 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 7m, 11P. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the A m7add11 chord?
- On guitar the most common A m7add11 shape is x00010, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play A3 · C4 · E4 · G4 · D5 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.