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C♯11 chord

C♯11 (also written D♭11) is the C# dominant eleventh chord. It has 5 notes: C♯ – G♯ – B – D♯ – F♯ (1 – (3) – 5 – ♭7 – 9 – 11).

A dominant eleventh stacks the ninth and eleventh on a dominant seventh, usually without the third. Gospel players often voice it as a major chord over the next bass note.

C♯11 chord on Guitar

C♯11 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x44444)
From the 4th fretx44444
C♯11 chord on guitar, shape 2 (9-9-9-11-9-9)
From the 9th fret9-9-9-11-9-9
C♯11 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x44422)
From the 2nd fretx44422
C♯11 chord on guitar, shape 4 (966677)
From the 6th fret966677

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 4th fret; D 4th fret; G 4th fret; B 4th fret; high E 4th fret.

C♯11 chord on Ukulele

C♯11 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (1122)
From the 1st fret1122
C♯11 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (6676)
From the 6th fret6676
C♯11 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (4644)
From the 4th fret4644
C♯11 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (11-11-9-11)
From the 9th fret11-11-9-11

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C 1st fret; E 2nd fret; A 2nd fret.

C♯11 chord on Piano

C♯11 chord on piano: C♯, G♯, B, D♯, F♯

Play C♯, G♯, B, D♯ and F♯ together with your right hand, and C♯ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the C♯11 chord

C♯11 appears in 1 song on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other C# chords:

Chords in the key of D♭ major:

C♯11 chord: questions

What notes are in the C♯11 chord?

C♯11 (C# dominant eleventh) is made of C♯, G♯, B, D♯ and F♯ (1 – (3) – 5 – ♭7 – 9 – 11).

How do you play C♯11 on guitar?

The most common shape is x44444 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play C♯11 on ukulele?

Play 1122 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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