What notes are in a C7#11 chord?

C7#11 is C, E, G, Bb, F#: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♯11 of C.

How do you play C7#11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 8 9 8 9 8 8; 5th String Root: x 3 4 3 5 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Dominant 7#11

C7#11 chord (C Dominant 7#11)

Dominant 7th with a raised 11th: the bright, floating dominant of the Lydian dominant sound.

Notes CEGBbF#

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯11

Shapes 2 on this page

C7#11 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C.

6th String Root 8 9 8 9 8 8

5th String Root x 3 4 3 5 3

Interactive chord diagram

C7#11 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over C7#11

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when C7#11 is the chord of the moment.

C Lydian Dominant C Half-Whole Diminished C Lydian #2 #6 C Lydian Dominant b6 C Hungarian Major C Tritone

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Questions

What notes are in a C7#11 chord?: C7#11 is C, E, G, Bb, F#: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♯11 of C.
How do you play C7#11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 8 9 8 9 8 8; 5th String Root: x 3 4 3 5 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with C7#11?: Scales on C that contain every note of C7#11: C Lydian Dominant, C Half-Whole Diminished, C Lydian #2 #6, C Lydian Dominant b6, C Hungarian Major, C Tritone.

Dominant 7#11 chords in every key

C7#11 C#7#11 D7#11 Eb7#11 E7#11 F7#11 F#7#11 G7#11 Ab7#11 A7#11 Bb7#11 B7#11