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C#maj11 Guitar Chord

A very wide, "floating" sound. On guitar, the third is commonly omitted (clashes with the eleventh) and often the fifth too. In practice, usually only 4 of the 6 notes are played.

Guitar

Strings X–4–3–5–2–2

How to play the C#maj11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–3–5–2–2 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 4 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 5 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Other names for the C#maj11 chord

Other names: C# major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: C# major eleventh chord

Notes and intervals in the C#maj11 chord

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

All variations

Fret 2
X–4–3–5–2–2
Fret 4
4–4–4–5–6–4
Fret 7
9–8–X–X–7–8
Fret 9
9–9–10–10–9–9

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys