How to Play Piano Chord: D♭ major 11 — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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D♭maj11

1st inversion

D♭ major 11

1st inversion

Notes

F, A♭, C, E♭, G♭, D♭

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)

major 11 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

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

Play it as two chords

A♭ major C♯ · C

G♯–C–D♯ = 5, 7, 9 · left hand: root + major 7th
F minor C♯ · C

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

Practice the major 11 chords Practice all inversions of D♭maj11

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