Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D9(add11)D Dominant 9th Added 11th

ERoot

G♯tone

Btone

Dtone

F♯tone

Atone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D · F♯ · A

How to play it

D9(add11) fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3, 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 Dominant 9th Added 11th guitar chord — 5th position (8 8 5 7 5 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Dominant 9th Added 11th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 8 9 8 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

D9(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 Dominant 9th Added 11th guitar tab — 5th position (8 8 5 7 5 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

D Dominant 9th Added 11th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 8 9 8 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How D9(add11) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

fullsuspendedsoulful

Genres

gospelsouljazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D · F♯ · A

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · 3 · 5

Same notes asD11

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