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C9#11 Ukulele Chord

A Lydian dominant chord — a bright, open sound. Typical of modern jazz. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted as the sharp eleventh takes over its harmonic role.

Ukulele

Strings 3–4–2–5

How to play the C9#11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–4–2–5 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 3 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 4 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 5 · little finger

Notation for C9#11 chord

Other names: C 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: C 9#11 chord

Intervals and tones in C9#11 chord

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

All Variations

Fret 2
3–4–2–5
Fret 6
7–6–6–7
Fret 9
9–10–10–9
Fret 11
11–14–12–13

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys