Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

C♯11♭5C♯ Dominant 11th Flat 5th

DRoot
F♯tone
G♯tone
Ctone
Etone
Gtone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes D · F♯ · G♯ · C · E · G

How to play it

C♯11♭5 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD), 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♯ Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 0 3 0 2 4) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Read it as tab

C♯11♭5 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♯ Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 0 3 0 2 4) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Sound

How C♯11♭5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
hazydense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · G♯ · C · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5
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