How to play C#9#11: a dominant 9th sharp 11 built on C#, with 1 voicing, 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 | D# | Fx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | 9 | #11 |
C#9#11 is a dominant 9th sharp 11 with C# as its root. The full theoretical spelling is C#, E#, G#, B, D#, Fx. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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