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Guitar chord · Minor Add11

Cmadd11 chord (C Minor Add11)

Minor triad with the 11th added and no 7th or 9th: dark and open, with a suspended feel.

Notes CEbGF
Formula 1 ♭3 5 11
Shapes 3 on this page

Cmadd11 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 8 10 8 8 8
5th String Root x 3 3 5 4 3
4th String Root x x 10 10 13 11

Interactive chord diagram

Cmadd11 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 ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Cmadd11

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Cmadd11 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Cmadd11 chord?
Cmadd11 is C, Eb, G, F: the 1, ♭3, 5, 11 of C.
How do you play Cmadd11 on guitar?
6th String Root: 8 8 10 8 8 8; 5th String Root: x 3 3 5 4 3; 4th String Root: x x 10 10 13 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Cmadd11?
Scales on C that contain every note of Cmadd11: C Minor, C Minor Pentatonic, C Blues, C Dorian, C Phrygian, C Harmonic Minor.

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