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C#11 Piano Chord

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Recommended voicing
Left hand C#3 · B3 fingers 5–1
Right hand F#4 · Eb5 fingers 1–5

How to play the C#11 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C#3 and B3 with the left hand and F#4 and Eb5 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 (F and Ab) so the third does not clash with the eleventh.

Notation for C#11 chord

Other names: C# 11th, C# eleventh

Music theory name: dominant eleventh chord

Common name: C# eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in C#11 chord

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

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