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C11 Piano Chord

A wide, open sound.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand C3 · Bb3 fingers 5–1
Right hand F4 · D5 fingers 1–5

How to play the C11 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C3 and Bb3 with the left hand and F4 and D5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This practical voicing omits the third and perfect fifth (E and G) so the third does not clash with the eleventh.

Notation for C11 chord

Other names: C 11th, C eleventh

Music theory name: dominant eleventh chord

Common name: C eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in C11 chord

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

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