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C minor 11th (Cm11)

CRoot
E♭min 3
B♭min 7
D9
F11

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

Notes
CE♭B♭DF
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭7 · 9 · 11
Type
Extended chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe234112345

Cm11

C minor 11th, Open

Bass
C, the root
Root
C
Strings
A D G B e · open
  • CRoot
  • E♭m3
  • B♭m7
  • D9
  • F11

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

Cm7Cm9Cm6CmM7

Chords in the key of C minor

What Cm11 usually sits next to

i · Cmii° · D°III · E♭iv · Fmv · GmVI · A♭VII · B♭

Close relatives

Relatives of C minor

  • E♭Relative major of C minor
  • CParallel 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 C7 →

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

EADGBe234112345

Cm11

C minor 11th, Open

Bass
C, the root
Root
C
Strings
A D G B e · open
  • CRoot
  • E♭m3
  • B♭m7
  • D9
  • F11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes
04

Where to go next

More C chords

Same root, other colours

Cm7Cm9Cm6CmM7

Chords in the key of C minor

What Cm11 usually sits next to

i · Cmii° · D°III · E♭iv · Fmv · GmVI · A♭VII · B♭

Close relatives

Relatives of C minor

  • E♭Relative major of C minor
  • CParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

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