A Minor 11th
Am11 · Root
Every chord tone stacked from the root up.
Click keys to experiment with the chord
A – C – E – G – B – D
1 – b3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 11
The minor 11th is a spacious ii or modal tonic sonority, often associated with Dorian. As ii it moves toward a dominant; piano voicings commonly omit the 5th, and may omit the root when the bass establishes it.
The Am11 chord sounds distinctive, with a minor 11th character. Its notes are A, C, E, G, B, D. This chord is commonly heard in jazz, R&B and soul, and gospel music.