C Minor 11th
The Kenny Barron Chord — stacked-5ths jazz voicing
Cm11 · Root
Every chord tone stacked from the root up.
Click keys to experiment with the chord
C – E♭ – G – B♭ – D – F
1 – b3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 11
The minor 11th is a spacious ii or modal tonic sonority, often associated with Dorian. As ii it moves toward a dominant; piano voicings commonly omit the 5th, and may omit the root when the bass establishes it.
The Cm11 chord sounds distinctive, with a minor 11th character. Its notes are C, Eb, G, Bb, D, F. This chord is commonly heard in jazz, R&B and soul, and gospel music. The Kenny Barron Chord — stacked-5ths jazz voicing.