Standard
D♭ dominant ninth sharp eleven · Frets 3–4
D♭9♯11 guitar chord
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How to play D♭9♯11 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the D to the high E at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 4 3 4 4 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier D♭9♯11
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your little finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the G and B strings ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 4 1 0 0 1
D♭9♯11, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5 strings
What notes are in D♭9♯11?
D♭9♯11, D♭ dominant ninth sharp eleven, is D♭, F, A♭, C♭, E♭ and G: the root (D♭), the major third (F), the perfect fifth (A♭), the minor seventh (C♭), the ninth (E♭) and the sharp eleventh (G). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11.
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Dominant ninth sharp eleven chords in every key
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D♭9♯11 on other instruments
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