What notes are in a Cadd11 chord?

Cadd11 is C, E, G, F: the 1, 3, 5, 11 of C.

How do you play Cadd11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 8 7 5 5 6 x; 5th String Root: x 3 3 5 5 3; 4th String Root: x x 10 10 13 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Cadd11?

Scales on C that contain every note of Cadd11: C Major, C Mixolydian, C Phrygian Dominant, C Bebop Dominant, C Mixolydian b6, C Harmonic Major.

Guitar chord · Major Add11

Cadd11 chord (C Major Add11)

Major triad with the 11th added and no 7th or 9th: the 11th clashes gently with the 3rd.

Notes CEGF

Formula 1 3 5 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Cadd11 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C.

6th String Root 8 7 5 5 6 x

5th String Root x 3 3 5 5 3

4th String Root x x 10 10 13 12

Interactive chord diagram

Cadd11 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Cadd11

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Cadd11 is the chord of the moment.

C Major C Mixolydian C Phrygian Dominant C Bebop Dominant C Mixolydian b6 C Harmonic Major C Double Harmonic Major C Bebop Major C Bebop Dorian C Mixolydian b2

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Questions

What notes are in a Cadd11 chord?: Cadd11 is C, E, G, F: the 1, 3, 5, 11 of C.
How do you play Cadd11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 8 7 5 5 6 x; 5th String Root: x 3 3 5 5 3; 4th String Root: x x 10 10 13 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Cadd11?: Scales on C that contain every note of Cadd11: C Major, C Mixolydian, C Phrygian Dominant, C Bebop Dominant, C Mixolydian b6, C Harmonic Major.

Major Add11 chords in every key

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