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

C♯11C♯ Dominant 11th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

Ctone

Etone

Gtone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes D · F♯ · A · C · E · G

How to play it

C♯11 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♯ Dominant 11th guitar chord — 7th position (10 10 7 9 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Dominant 11th guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 10 11 10 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Dominant 11th guitar chord — 19th position (22 22 19 21 19 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

C♯11 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 guitar tab — 7th position (10 10 7 9 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Dominant 11th guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 10 11 10 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Dominant 11th guitar tab — 19th position (22 22 19 21 19 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How C♯11 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

fullsuspendedsoulful

Genres

gospelsouljazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C · E · G

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5

Same notes asC♯9(add11)

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