Cm11 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–3–1–3–3–1

How to play the Cm11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–1–3–3–1 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 3 · middle finger

4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger

3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger

2nd string (B) Fret 3 · little finger

1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger