Cadd♯11 5-string bass chord

How to play Cadd♯11 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 2nd fret. Let the G string ring open.

From the B string 1 2 3 2 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Cadd♯11?

Cadd♯11, C major added sharp eleven, is C, E, G and F♯: the root (C), the major third (E), the perfect fifth (G) and the sharp eleventh (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♯11.