Chord & FretC11 on ukulele
On the ukulele, the high reentrant G makes every shape light — and with four strings, every note is exposed. In this C11 voicing the bass is D and the shape runs from fret 1 to 3. Because this instrument has fewer strings than C11 has notes, one note — usually the fifth — is normally dropped without losing the chord's identity. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.
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.
Where to use it: Gospel, soul and funk; a dominant that would rather wait than resolve.
The shapes of C11 on ukulele don't end on this page — the whole neck holds dozens. In Chord & Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in the instrument's own voice; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.
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