Explore & Master the C#m11 Guitar Chord with Interactive Practice

C#m11 is the C# minor eleventh chord, built from C#, E, G#, B, D# and F#. It has six different notes, a ninth (D#) and an eleventh (F#) added to a C#m7 chord.

Seven voicings are listed, six of them barre shapes and one with an open string, and the lowest begins at the 2nd fret. Minor eleventh chords are often heard in jazz progressions built on minor chords. The C# Dorian scale contains all six notes.

Start the drum loop at the top, choose a tempo and play along, moving between the seven shapes.

C# minor 11th guitar chord is also written as C#m11, C#min11 or C#-11.

C#m11 Chord Notes and Formula

C# m11 chord Notes:

C# E G# B D# F#

How the Minor Eleventh chord is built:

Formula: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11

Same chord, different name: C#m11 is also written as Dbm11 (Db minor eleventh).

C# M11 Chord Interactive Fretboard

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C# M11 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A, D, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 2 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the G string

Position 3 Barre Open

Finger Positions

Let the low E string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A, D, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 4 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A, D and G strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 5 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D, B and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position 6 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the B string

Position 7 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the B and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the G string

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Chords That Go With C#m11

One key where C#m11 fits is E major, where it works as the vi chord. These are the main chords of that key, the ones you will often hear around it:

I · E ii · F#m iii · G#m IV · A V · B vi · C#m

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More C# Chords

C# C#m C#7 C#m7 C#maj7 C#sus4 C#sus2 C#add9 C#dim C#9 C#m13 C#m6/9 C#maj13 C#maj7#5

Want to know how this chord is built? Read chord symbols and intervals, or browse all C# guitar chords.

Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m11 | D m11 | E m11 | F m11 | G m11 | A m11 | B m11 | C#m11 | D#m11 | F#m11 | G#m11 | A#m11 | Abm11 | Bbm11 | Dbm11 | Ebm11 | Gbm11

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Giancarlo Facoetti

Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

What are the notes of C#m11?

C#m11 has C#, E, G#, B, D# and F#. It is the C# minor ninth chord with F# added as the eleventh.

What does the 11 in C#m11 add to the sound?

The 11 is F#, a perfect fourth up from C# counted an octave higher. It does not clash with the minor third E, which is why the eleventh is a natural extension on minor chords.

How does C# minor eleventh relate to Dbm11?

They are the same chord. C# and Db are one pitch, so C#m11 and Dbm11 sound identical and differ only in spelling. Dbm11 is the version written with flats.

Which scale fits C#m11?

C# Dorian: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B. Every note of the chord is inside it, with the eleventh F# as the fourth degree.

How many voicings of C#m11 are there?

The fingering data lists 7 voicings between the 2nd and 9th fret. One uses an open string and six are barre voicings.