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Stephen R., California

The RH chord will most likely move down a whole step, so Bm in RH and C# in LH.

Ian M., Indiana

The way I see, the main idea is that you’ve got a B chord in the upper three notes, which would be how you would play C#11 (with C# in the bass) – every note in a C# chord going down a whole step, and the G# is just the 5th. However, I’m fuzzy on where the “minor” comes in, as you can see by my explanation – there’s no “m” there.

So I can see three possibilities: 1. It’s a typo, should be C#11, no “m”. 2. The D# could be a typo? and should be a D natural instead … without context, I can’t tell if that fits the song. Or 3. I’m not really the right person to answer this question.

Karen K., Oregon

You have to think in terms of the scale used. Since extended chords are stacking 3rds, a major scale would use different notes for the 3rd, 6th and 7th than a minor scale, even if the 3rd isn’t there.

Neil Moore

1. Take your triad
2. Lower the middle note a half step = min
3. Lower the bottom note a whole step = min7
4. Add a note a half step above the original middle note = min11

C# in the LH. The system I presented applies to all min11 chords, in any key, and uses our standard approach – maintain the root of the chord in the LH.

The voicing in Joy’s post is obviously more complex, with the 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th all being present in the chord. But I’m just answering this part of the question (“Can y’all help me with how to inherit this chord from C#minor?”), and wanting to do it in a way that allows inheriting from our accompaniment program.