How to play Db11: an 11th built on Db, with 2 ways to play it, 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 4 3 4 2 2 (x = not played).
| Note | Db | F | Cb | Gb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | 11 |
Db11 is an 11th with Db as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Db, F, Ab, Cb, Eb, Gb. This voicing omits the 5th and 9th, the tones guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
Db11 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 1 major key and 1 minor key. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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Db11 is spelled Db, F, Ab, Cb, Eb, Gb: the root, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th, 11th. The common guitar voicing sounds Db, F, Cb, Gb, leaving out the 5th and 9th.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 4 3 4 2 2 (x means the string is not played). Lay your index finger across the 2nd fret from the B string to the high E string (a barre). Add the D string at the 3rd fret. Add the A and G strings at the 4th fret. Strum from the A string down; the low E string stays silent.
Db11 belongs to 2 keys: Gb major (the V chord) and Eb minor (the VII).
