Standard
C major ninth sharp eleven · Frets 2–4
Cmaj9♯11 guitar chord
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How to play Cmaj9♯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 little finger on the G string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 3 2 4 3 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Cmaj9♯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 low E string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 5th fret. Let the B and high E strings ring open.
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Cmaj9♯11, the easier shape
StandardFrets 3–5 · 5th in bass · 6 strings, 2 open
What notes are in Cmaj9♯11?
Cmaj9♯11, C major ninth sharp eleven, 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 sharp eleventh (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9 ♯11.
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Cmaj9♯11 on other instruments
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