How to Play Piano Chord: D♭ dominant 9 sharp 11 — root | PianoKitty

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D♭9♯11

root position

D♭ dominant 9 sharp 11

root position

Notes

D♭, F, A♭, B, E♭, G

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 9 sharp 11 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, ♯11

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

Similar chords

D♭ dominant 9 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
D♭ major 9 sharp 11 with raised seventh

Upper structures

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

Play it as two chords

G♯ minor C♯ · B

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

Practice the dominant 9 sharp 11 chords Practice all inversions of D♭9♯11

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