How to play D#7#11: a dominant 7th sharp 11 built on D#, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x x 1 2 2 3 (x = not played).
| Note | D# | Fx | C# | Gx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | #11 |
D#7#11 is a dominant 7th sharp 11 with D# as its root. The full theoretical spelling is D#, Fx, A#, C#, Gx. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
D#7#11 is not a diatonic chord in any major or minor key: it turns up as a borrowed chord, a passing chord or an altered dominant, which is part of its color.
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D#7#11 is spelled D#, Fx, A#, C#, Gx: the root, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, sharp 11th. The common guitar voicing sounds D#, Fx, C#, Gx, leaving out the 5th.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x x 1 2 2 3 (x means the string is not played). Fret the D string at the 1st fret. Add the G and B strings at the 2nd fret. Add the high E string at the 3rd fret. Strum from the D string down; the low E and A strings stay silent.
D#7#11 is not a diatonic chord in any major or minor key: it turns up as a borrowed chord, a passing chord or an altered dominant, which is part of its color.
