What notes are in C# Dominant 11th?

C# Dominant 11th (C#11) contains C#, G#, B, D#, F#. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root C#.

How do you play C#11 on guitar?

The most common shape here is "C#11": low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2.

C# Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (C#11)

C# Dominant 11th (C#11) is built from C#, G#, B, D#, F#, which is the 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P formula measured from the root C#. This page shows 42 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

7th

Notes: C# · G# · B · D# · F#Intervals: 1P – 5P – 7m – 9M – 11P

Fingerings for C#11

C#11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2

C#11G at fret 3

C#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3

C#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3

C#11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

C#11G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

C#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

C#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

C#11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

C#11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

C#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

C#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

C#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

C#11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

C#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

C#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

C#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

C#11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted

C#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1

C#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1

C#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 3

C#11low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

C#11low E muted, D at fret 3

C#11low E muted, G at fret 3

C#11low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

C#11low E muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

C#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted

C#11low E muted, G at fret 3, high E muted

C#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

C#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1

C#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1

C#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4

C#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

C#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

C#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3

C#11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2

C#11low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2

C#11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

C#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

C#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

C#11low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

C#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted

Notes in C#11

C#1P
G#5P
B7m
D#9M
F#11P

How to play C#11

C# Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (C#11) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.

Beginner tip

Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.

Practice idea

Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.

C#11 FAQ

What notes are in C# Dominant 11th?: C# Dominant 11th (C#11) contains C#, G#, B, D#, F#. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root C#.
How do you play C#11 on guitar?: The most common shape here is "C#11": low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is C#11 hard for beginners?: It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.