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Cmaj11 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–3–2–0–0–1

How to play the Cmaj11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–2–0–0–1 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) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Open
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Cmaj11 chord

Other names: C major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: C major eleventh chord

Notes and intervals in the Cmaj11 chord

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

All variations

Open
X–3–2–0–0–1
Open
X–3–3–0–0–0
Fret 6
8–7–9–0–6–0
Fret 8
8–8–9–9–8–8

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys