Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Cm11♯5C Minor 11th Sharp 5th

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D♯tone

G♯tone

A♯tone

Dtone

Ftone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2 · 4 · Notes C · D♯ · G♯ · A♯ · D · F

How to play it

Cm11♯5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (9 6 7 9 7 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 7th position (9 7 7 8 7 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 9 9 10 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 18th position (21 18 19 21 19 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 19th position (21 19 19 20 19 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

Cm11♯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 Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (9 6 7 9 7 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 7th position (9 7 7 8 7 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 9 9 10 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 18th position (21 18 19 21 19 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 19th position (21 19 19 20 19 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How Cm11♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

murkylush

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G♯ · A♯ · D · F

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · 2 · 4

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