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C#11 Guitar Chord

A wide, open sound. On guitar, the third is almost always omitted in practice as it clashes with the eleventh (a semitone apart). The fifth is also commonly omitted.

Guitar

Strings X–4–3–0–0–4

How to play the C#11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–3–0–0–4 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 4 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · index finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · ring finger

Notation for C#11 chord

Other names: C# 11th, C# eleventh

Music theory name: dominant eleventh chord

Common name: C# eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in C#11 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F Major 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
H Minor 7th
Eb Major 9th
F# Perfect 11th

All Variations

Open
X–4–3–0–0–4
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