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

C♯m11♯5C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th

DRoot
Ftone
A♯tone
Ctone
Etone
Gtone

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

How to play it

C♯m11♯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 — 7th position (10 7 8 10 8 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 8 9 8 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 10 10 11 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 19th position (22 19 20 22 20 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 20th position (22 20 20 21 20 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Read it as tab

C♯m11♯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 — 7th position (10 7 8 10 8 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 8 9 8 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 10 10 11 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 19th position (22 19 20 22 20 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
C♯ Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 20th position (22 20 20 21 20 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How C♯m11♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
murkylush
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · A♯ · C · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5
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