D11
D Dominant 11th
1 3 5 ♭7 9 11

Notes in D11

DR
F♯3
A5
C♭7
E9
G11

The D11 chord contains 6 notes: D, F♯, A, C, E, G

Intervals

IntervalSemitonesNoteFunction
R0DRoot
34F♯Major 3rd
57APerfect 5th
♭710CMinor 7th
92EMajor 9th
115GPerfect 11th

About D Dominant 11th Chords

Dominant 11th chords extend the 9th with an 11th (4th up an octave). In practice, guitarists often omit the 3rd to avoid a half-step clash with the 11th. The result is sometimes indistinguishable from a 7sus4 voicing.

Compatible Scales & Modes

These scales contain all the notes of D11 and can be used for soloing, improvising, and writing melodies over this chord.

D Mixolydian
Contains all the chord tones through the 11th.

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