How to play Cm11: a minor 11th built on C, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 8th fret. 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 | Eb | G | Bb | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | 5 | b7 | 11 |
Cm11 is a minor 11th with C as its root. The full theoretical spelling is C, Eb, G, Bb, D, F. This voicing omits the 9th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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