Fm11

— About this chord

Fm11 (1-♭3-5-♭7-9-11) is a lush, floating minor extension prized in neo-soul and R&B for its warm, dreamy ambiguity — the 11th blends with the minor 3rd for a soft, cloud-like harmony. A go-to chord for smooth, jazzy grooves and gospel-tinged neo-soul vamps, it's often used as a rich static i chord or as the iv in extended minor progressions. On guitar the classic voicing is an open-position shape with the root on the low E string, or a full barre shape borrowed from the Em11 grip further up the neck. Common in D'Angelo- and Robert Glasper-style keyboard-guitar interplay, giving ballads and slow grooves a warm, sophisticated glow. Also searched as Fmin11 or F minor eleventh.