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C#mmaj11 Guitar Chord

A very rare, experimental chord. Occasionally found in modern jazz and progressive music. On guitar, some notes must be omitted — typically the fifth and ninth.

Guitar

Strings X–4–2–5–4–2

How to play the C#mmaj11 chord on guitar

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

Notation for C#mmaj11 chord

Other names: C# minor major 11th

Music theory name: minor major eleventh chord

Common name: C# minor major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in C#mmaj11 chord

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

All Variations

Fret 2
X–4–2–5–4–2
Fret 4
4–4–4–5–5–4
Fret 9
9–9–10–9–9–11
Fret 11
X–X–11–11–13–12

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys