Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

DM11♭5D Major 11th Flat 5th

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G♯tone
A♯tone
D♯tone
F♯tone
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Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes E · G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A

How to play it

DM11♭5 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE), 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 Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (0 4 6 0 7 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
D Major 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (0 4 4 0 5 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
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 Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (0 4 6 0 7 0) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
D Major 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (0 4 4 0 5 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
Sound

How DM11♭5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densehazy
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5
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