C7♯11 8-string bass chord

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8-string bass · Standard

C Lydian dominant seventh · Open position

F♯BEADGCFR♭73♯11noteCB♭EGCF♯roleR♭735R♯11fret112001frets 1–2C0C1C2C3C4C5

How to play C7♯11 on 8-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 A string at the 1st fret, your little finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the F string at the 1st fret. Let the G and C strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and E strings.

From the F♯ string x 1 x 1 2 0 0 1 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C7♯11?

C7♯11, C Lydian dominant seventh, is C, E, G, B♭ and F♯: the root (C), the major third (E), the perfect fifth (G), the minor seventh (B♭) and the sharp eleventh (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯11.

C7♯11 on other instruments

Guitar7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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