How to Play Piano Chord: D♭ augmented major 11 — 5th inv | PianoKitty

D♭augmaj11

5th inversion

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D♭ augmented major 11

5th inversion

Notes

G♭, D♭, F, A, C, E♭

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)

augmented major 11 chord pattern

1, 3, ♯5, 7, 9, 11

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

Similar chords

D♭ major 9 sharp 5 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
D♭ major 11 with flattened fifth

Upper structures

D♭ augmented stacked under C♯dim (separated by a major 7th)

Play it as two chords

F major C♯ · C

F–A–C = 3, ♯5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th
F♯ minor C♯ · C

F♯–A–C♯ = 11, ♯5, 1 · left hand: root + major 7th

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