A m(maj7)add11 Chord on 8-String Guitar
Play A m(maj7)add11 on 8-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A m(maj7)add11 chord is a minor/major extended chord pairing a minor third with a natural seventh and upper tensions. It is built from the notes A, C, D, E, G#. This page shows how to play A m(maj7)add11 on 8-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A, D and E strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1. The F#, B and E strings stay silent, so 5 of 8 sound. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from A2 up to E4.
8-String Guitar is tuned F#–B–E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.