Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

DM6(add11)D Major 6th Added 11th

ERoot

G♯tone

Btone

C♯tone

Atone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 7 · 5 · Notes E · G♯ · B · C♯ · A

How to play it

DM6(add11) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

D Major 6th Added 11th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 4 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

DM6(add11) guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

D Major 6th Added 11th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 4 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How DM6(add11) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · C♯ · A

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 7 · 5

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