Chord and FretC11 — dominant eleventh
Notes in C11: C – E – G – Bb – D – FFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 11In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
The dominant stretched to the eleventh. In practice the third steps aside, because it and the fourth clash a semitone apart; what remains is a wide, almost suspended chord.
The same chord on all four instruments
Where to use it: Gospel, soul and funk; a dominant that would rather wait than resolve.
Every region of the neck hides more shapes of C11. In Chord and Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.
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