C9#11

Barre at fret 2 · strings 4–1

Open

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6✕

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C9#11Shape 1 of 4
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C9#11 chord at a glance

C 9th sharp 11 (C9#11) is built from the notes C – D – E – F# – G – A#. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

C9#11 shape 1, Fret 221341
Shape 1 · Fret 2x 3 2 3 3 2
C9#11 shape 2, Fret 3312131
Shape 2 · Fret 3x 3 4 3 5 3
C9#11 shape 3, Fret 77213114
Shape 3 · Fret 78 7 8 7 7 8
C9#11 shape 4, Fret 10101234
Shape 4 · Fret 10x x 10 11 11 12