How to Play Piano Chord: E♭ dominant 9 sharp 11 — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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E♭9♯11

1st inversion

E♭ dominant 9 sharp 11

1st inversion

Notes

G, B♭, D♭, F, A, E♭

Parent major scale: D♯

The notes of the D♯ major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

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

Play it as two chords

B♭ minor D♯ · C♯

A♯–C♯–F = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7

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

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