D Major Eleventh

Symbols:DM11, DMaj11
Scale Degree Formula:1-3-5-7-9-11
Interval Stack:M3 + m3 + M3 + m3 + m3
Notes:D, F#, A, C#, E, G
Hear this chord:▸ Guitar

Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the D major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-3-5-7-9-11, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the lowest note of the chord (D), then move our first interval (M3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (F#). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
D1D#♭2E2F♭3F#3G4G#♭5A5Bb#5B6C♭7C#7D8D#♭9E9F♭10F#10G11M3m3M3m3m3

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
Dominant 6thA7(6)
Dominant 7th Flat Nine Flat ThirteenthF#7b9b13
Dominant EleventhD11, A11
Dominant Eleventh Flat NineA11b9
Dominant ThirteenthA13
Major 9thDM9
Major ThirteenthDM13
Minor 7th Flat ThirteenthF#m7b13
Minor EleventhEm11, Bm11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineF#m11b9
Minor ThirteenthEm13

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
DorianE
Dorian b5E
Harmonic MajorD
LocrianC#
Locrian bb7C#
LydianG
Lydian Augmented #2Bb
Lydian b3G
MajorD
MinorB
MixolydianA
Mixolydian b2A
PhrygianF#
Phrygian b4F#

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