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Am(add11) — A Minor Add 11

Am(add11) is the A minor add 11 chord. It is built on the root A with minor 3rd (C), perfect 5th (E) and perfect 11th (D) above it — the formula 1 ♭3 5 11, sounding the notes A C E D. On the piano it sits at A (octave 3) and above in the library's voicing; the same 4 notes in any octave are still Am(add11).

Root
A
Quality
Minor Add 11
Formula
1 ♭3 5 11
Notes
A C E D

On the keyboard

Am(add11) on the piano keyboard: A C E DACED

The notes of Am(add11)

DegreeNoteInterval from the rootPitch
1ArootA3
♭3Cminor 3rdC4
5Eperfect 5thE4
11Dperfect 11thD5

Other 6ths & adds on A

A6Am6A6/9Am6/9Aadd2Aadd4Aadd9Aadd11Am(add9)

Minor Add 11 chords on every root

Cm(add11)C♯m(add11)Dm(add11)E♭m(add11)Em(add11)Fm(add11)F♯m(add11)Gm(add11)G♯m(add11)B♭m(add11)Bm(add11)

Part of the chord reference. See also the scales and the keys.