D Dominant 11th (D11) is built from D, A, C, E, G, which is the 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P formula measured from the root D. This page shows 48 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: D · A · C · E · GIntervals: 1P – 5P – 7m – 9M – 11P
Fingerings for D11
D11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
D11G at fret 3
D11A at fret 3, G at fret 3
D11D at fret 3, G at fret 3
D11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
D11G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
D11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
D11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
D11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
D11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
D11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
D11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
D11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
D11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
D11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
D11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
D11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
D11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
D11low E at fret 1, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
D11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
D11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 3
D11low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
D11low E muted, D at fret 3
D11low E muted, G at fret 3
D11low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
D11low E muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
D11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
D11low E muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
D11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
D11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1
D11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
D11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
D11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
D11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 1
D11low E muted, A muted, G at fret 2, B at fret 1
D11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
D11low E muted, A muted, D open, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
D11low E muted, A muted, D open, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
D11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
D11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
D11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2
D11low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2
D11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
D11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
D11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
D11low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
D11low E muted, A muted, D open, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
D11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in D11
D1P
A5P
C7m
E9M
G11P
How to play D11
D Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (D11) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip
Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea
Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
D11 FAQ
What notes are in D Dominant 11th?
D Dominant 11th (D11) contains D, A, C, E, G. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root D.
How do you play D11 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "D11": low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is D11 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.