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C#m11 Guitar Chord

A dark, deep sound. Popular in jazz and neo-soul. Unlike the major 11th, the (minor) third is far enough from the eleventh that it doesn't need to be omitted. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Guitar

Strings X–4–2–4–2–2

How to play the C#m11 chord on guitar

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

Notation for C#m11 chord

Other names: C# minor 11th

Music theory name: minor eleventh chord

Common name: C# minor eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in C#m11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
X–4–2–4–2–2
Fret 7
9–7–9–8–7–7
Fret 9
9–9–9–9–9–11
Fret 11
X–X–11–11–12–12

Songs using C#m11