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Guitar chord · Minor Add11

C#madd11 chord (C# Minor Add11)

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

Notes C#EG#F#
Formula 1 ♭3 5 11
Shapes 3 on this page

C#madd11 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 9 9 11 9 9 9
5th String Root x 4 4 6 5 4
4th String Root x x 11 11 14 12

Interactive chord diagram

C#madd11 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 C#madd11

These scales start on C# and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when C#madd11 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a C#madd11 chord?
C#madd11 is C#, E, G#, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 11 of C#.
How do you play C#madd11 on guitar?
6th String Root: 9 9 11 9 9 9; 5th String Root: x 4 4 6 5 4; 4th String Root: x x 11 11 14 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with C#madd11?
Scales on C# that contain every note of C#madd11: C# Minor, C# Minor Pentatonic, C# Blues, C# Dorian, C# Phrygian, C# Harmonic Minor.

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