How to play C#m11: a minor 11th built on C#, with 2 ways to play it, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 9th fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: 9 9 9 9 9 9 (x = not played).
| Note | C# | E | G# | B | F# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | 5 | b7 | 11 |
C#m11 is a minor 11th with C# as its root. The full theoretical spelling is C#, E, G#, B, D#, F#. This voicing omits the 9th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
C#m11 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 2 major keys and 2 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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C#m11 is spelled C#, E, G#, B, D#, F#: the root, minor 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th, 11th. The common guitar voicing sounds C#, E, G#, B, F#, leaving out the 9th.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: 9 9 9 9 9 9 (x means the string is not played). Fret the low E, A, D, G, B and high E strings at the 9th fret (one finger per string, or one finger laid across all 6). Strum all six strings.
C#m11 belongs to 4 keys: B major (the ii chord), E major (the vi chord), C# minor (the i) and G# minor (the iv).
