Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

CM7(add11)C Major 7th Added 11th

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Etone
Gtone
Btone
Ftone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 4  ·  Notes C · E · G · B · F

How to play it

CM7(add11) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C Major 7th Added 11th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 4 5 2 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Major 7th Added 11th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 4 4 3 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

CM7(add11) guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C Major 7th Added 11th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 4 5 2 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Major 7th Added 11th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 4 4 3 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How CM7(add11) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
clashingbittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · B · F
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 4
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CM7(add11) in other tunings:

C / Drop C

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