Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2

DM11♯5D Major 11th Sharp 5th

ERoot

G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Atone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · Notes E · G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · A

How to play it

DM11♯5 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2, 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 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (10 8 9 9 9 10) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2

D Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 10th position (10 11 12 10 12 12) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

DM11♯5 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 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (10 8 9 9 9 10) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2

D Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 10th position (10 11 12 10 12 12) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2

Sound

How DM11♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedreamlike

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · A

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · 5

Same notes asD+M11 D+M9(add11)

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