How to Play Piano Chord: D♭ dominant 11 — 2nd inv | PianoKitty

D♭11

2nd inversion

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D♭ dominant 11

2nd inversion

Notes

A♭, B, E♭, G♭, D♭, F

Parent major scale: C♯

The notes of the C♯ major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	C♯	root
2	D♯	second
3	F	third
4	F♯	fourth
5	G♯	fifth
6	A♯	sixth
7	C	seventh
8	C♯	octave
9	D♯	ninth
10	F♯	eleventh

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

dominant 11 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11

root	D♭
third	F
fifth	A♭
flat seventh	B
ninth	E♭
eleventh	G♭

Similar chords

D♭ dominant 9 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
C♯ minor 11 with flattened third
D♭ major 11 with raised seventh

Upper structures

D♭ major stacked under D♭ (separated by a minor 7th)

Play it as two chords

B major C♯ · B

B–D♯–F♯ = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7
G♯ minor C♯ · B

G♯–B–D♯ = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7

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