Standard
C dominant ninth sharp eleven · Frets 2–3
C9♯11 guitar chord
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How to play C9♯11 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the D to the high E at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the B string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 3 2 3 3 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier C9♯11
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret. Let the high E string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 3 4 3 3 0
C9♯11, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5 strings
What notes are in C9♯11?
C9♯11, C dominant ninth sharp eleven, is C, E, G, B♭, D and F♯: the root (C), the major third (E), the perfect fifth (G), the minor seventh (B♭), the ninth (D) and the sharp eleventh (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11.
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