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C♯ minor 11th (C♯m11)

C♯Root
Emin 3
Bmin 7
D♯9
F♯11

Rich and modal. The 11th works well over minor. Common in modal jazz and fusion.

Notes
C♯EBD♯F♯
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭7 · 9 · 11
Type
Extended chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe12344fr5678

C♯m11

C♯ minor 11th, 1fr

Bass
C♯, the root
Root
C♯
Strings
A D G B e · open
  • C♯Root
  • Em3
  • Bm7
  • D♯9
  • F♯11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes

Why a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does

C♯+3 fretsE+7 fretsB+4 fretsD♯+3 fretsF♯

Stacked from 4 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More C♯ chords

Same root, other colours

C♯m7C♯m9C♯m6C♯mM7

Chords in the key of C♯ minor

What C♯m11 usually sits next to

i · C♯mii° · D♯°III · Eiv · F♯mv · G♯mVI · AVII · B

Close relatives

Relatives of C♯ minor

  • ERelative major of C♯ minor
  • C♯Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm11C♯m11Dm11E♭m11Em11Fm11F♯m11Gm11A♭m11Am11B♭m11Bm11
01

Root

C♯
02

Quality

m11

5+ notes: stack the 9th, 11th or 13th on a 7th chord.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try C♯7 →

Why a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does

C♯+3 fretsE+7 fretsB+4 fretsD♯+3 fretsF♯

Stacked from 4 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe1234456784fr

C♯m11

C♯ minor 11th, 1fr

Bass
C♯, the root
Root
C♯
Strings
A D G B e · open
  • C♯Root
  • Em3
  • Bm7
  • D♯9
  • F♯11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes
04

Where to go next

More C♯ chords

Same root, other colours

C♯m7C♯m9C♯m6C♯mM7

Chords in the key of C♯ minor

What C♯m11 usually sits next to

i · C♯mii° · D♯°III · Eiv · F♯mv · G♯mVI · AVII · B

Close relatives

Relatives of C♯ minor

  • ERelative major of C♯ minor
  • C♯Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm11C♯m11Dm11E♭m11Em11Fm11F♯m11Gm11A♭m11Am11B♭m11Bm11
C♯ minor 11th