C major eleventh · Open position
Cmaj11 8-string bass chord
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How to play Cmaj11 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 2nd fret. Let the E, D, G, C and F strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and B strings.
From the F♯ string x x 0 2 0 0 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Cmaj11?
Cmaj11, C major eleventh, is C, E, G, B, D and F: the root (C), the major third (E), the perfect fifth (G), the major seventh (B), the ninth (D) and the eleventh (F). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9 11.
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Major eleventh chords in every key
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Cmaj11 on other instruments
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