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C#9#11 Guitar Chord

A Lydian dominant chord — a bright, open sound. Typical of modern jazz. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted as the sharp eleventh takes over its harmonic role.

Guitar

Strings X–3–2–0–0–3

How to play the C#9#11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–2–0–0–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (G) Open
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · ring finger

Other names for the C#9#11 chord

Other names: C# 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: C# 9#11 chord

Notes and intervals in the C#9#11 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E# Major 3rd
G# Perfect 5th
B Minor 7th
D# Major 9th
G Augmented 11th

All variations

Open
X–3–2–0–0–3
Fret 4
X–4–5–4–6–4
Fret 8
9–8–9–8–8–9
Fret 9
9–10–9–10–9–9

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys