Chords & Harmony
Eleventh chord
In music theory, an eleventh chord is a chord that contains the tertian extension of the eleventh. Typically found in jazz, an eleventh chord also usually includes the seventh and ninth, and elements
Relation to suspended fourth chord#
The fourth degree is octave equivalent to the eleventh. The dominant eleventh chord could be alternatively notated as the very unorthodox ninth added fourth chord (C 9add4 ), from where omitting the 3rd produces the more common ninth suspended fourth chord (C 9sus4 , also known as the jazz sus chord).
See also#
- Elektra chord
- Jazz chord
- Bridge chord