How to play C#11: an 11th built on C#, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to C#. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | C# | E# | B | F# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | 11 |
C#11 is an 11th with C# as its root. The full theoretical spelling is C#, E#, G#, B, D#, F#. This voicing omits the 5th and 9th, the tones guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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