F#mMaj11 guitar chord

Rootless · 1st inversion
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About F#mMaj11 — rootless voicings

F#mMaj11 is F#, A, C#, E#, G# and B. It keeps every note of and adds the .

Keep the minor 3rd, major 7th, and 11th audible. On guitar, root and 5th can be left out to make room for those notes.

Also written F#mM11 or F#m(maj11).

F#mMaj11 rootless guitar chord diagram: F#, A, C#, E#, G#, B, played x0310x
F#mMaj11 rootless guitar chord voicing: x-0-3-1-0-x.

What is a rootless voicing

Rootless voicing
R35♭79

The bassist has the root, and the guide tones imply it anyway. The freed finger adds a tension. Playing solo, keep the root and drop something else.

How to use F#mMaj11

How you get to it. The turn that lands on F#mMaj11 is to : the ii and the V of F# minor, which is where a minor tonic is usually arrived at rather than simply begun on.

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What to play over F#mMaj11

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Midi Settings

7.5
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One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
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