Db Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (Db11)

Db Dominant 11th (Db11) is built from C#, G#, B, D#, F#, which is the 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P formula measured from the root C#. This entry documents the notes and intervals; no playable fingerings are catalogued yet.

7th
Notes: C# · G# · B · D# · F#Intervals: 1P – 5P – 7m – 9M – 11P

Fingerings for Db11

No playable fingering is catalogued for Db11 yet. The notes and intervals below still tell you what the chord is made of.

Notes in Db11

  • C#1P
  • G#5P
  • B7m
  • D#9M
  • F#11P

How to play Db11

Db Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (Db11) 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.

Db11 FAQ

What notes are in Db Dominant 11th?
Db Dominant 11th (Db11) contains C#, G#, B, D#, F#. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root C#.
Is Db11 hard for beginners?
Db11 is catalogued for reference. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.