What notes are in D# Dominant 11th?

D# Dominant 11th (D#11) contains D#, A#, C#, E#, G#. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root D#.

How do you play D#11 on guitar?

The most common shape here is "D#11": G at fret 3.

D# Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (D#11)

D# Dominant 11th (D#11) 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 25 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

7th

Notes: D# · A# · C# · E# · G#Intervals: 1P – 5P – 7m – 9M – 11P

Fingerings for D#11

D#11G at fret 3

D#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3

D#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3

D#11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

D#11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

D#11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

D#11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

D#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

D#11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted

D#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1

D#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1

D#11low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

D#11low E muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

D#11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted

D#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

D#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1

D#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1

D#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4

D#11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

D#11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

D#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

D#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

D#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

D#11low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

D#11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted

Notes in D#11

D#1P
A#5P
C#7m
E#9M
G#11P

How to play D#11

D# Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (D#11) 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.

D#11 FAQ

What notes are in D# Dominant 11th?: D# Dominant 11th (D#11) contains D#, A#, C#, E#, G#. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root D#.
How do you play D#11 on guitar?: The most common shape here is "D#11": G at fret 3.
Is D#11 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.