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C11 is a dominant eleventh chord made of 6 notes: C, E, G, B♭, D, F. It sounds thick and open, and you hear it in soul, funk and fusion, often played without the third. It is the V chord of F major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on C11 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from C | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | root | 0 |
| E | 3 | major third | 4 |
| G | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| B♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
| D | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
| F | 11 | perfect eleventh | 17 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9 – 11. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
x33330x33310x33353888988x(15)(15)(15)(15)(12)x32331The fret 6 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 8th fret (888988): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
C11 belongs to 3 keys: V in F major, VII in D minor, V7 in F minor. In F major, try I–V–vi–IV: F – C11 – Dm – B♭.
C, E, G, B♭, D, F: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh, ninth, eleventh.
Fret 6: 870066 (low string first), rated Easy.
C11 has F. C11 sounds thick and open; C9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.