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Originally Posted by JonPR
stanton is right that the 9th is superfluous, but I find it easier to include that than find a voicing without it (or to mute it in that shape).
Your shape is always my favoured one for 7#11 (9#11) chords, but I would either omit the root (if there's a bassist you don't need it) - play top 4 strings only - or if I really want the full version (with 5th too!) wrap my thumb over to fret both bottom strings:
-7- = #11 = middle
-8- = 9 = pinky
-8- = b7 = ring
-7- = 3 = index
-8- = R = thumb
-8- = 5 = thumb
That's a nice rich sound, and I find it a little easier than the barre method described above - but YMMV. (And I wouldn't be going for that in an uptempo tune with fast changes...  )
Here's an easy alternative with root, and no 5th or 9th:
-7-
-6-
-8-
-7-
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(but I think 9th in place of root sounds better)
F9#11 with root on 6th:
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-12-
-12-
-13-
-12-
-13-
(maybe a squeeze for F9#11, but OK for others lower on neck) |
Thanks for the helpful input. You must have some fairly large mitts to pull off the double-string thumb cover.