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C#9#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 0–3–1–2

How to play the C#9#11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–3–1–2 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) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

Notation for C#9#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 C#9#11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
0–3–1–2
Fret 3
4–5–3–6
Fret 7
8–7–7–8
Fret 10
10–11–11–10

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys