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Dmaj11 Guitar Chord

A very wide, "floating" sound. On guitar, the third is commonly omitted (clashes with the eleventh) and often the fifth too. In practice, usually only 4 of the 6 notes are played.

Guitar

Strings X–X–0–0–2–2

How to play the Dmaj11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–0–2–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for Dmaj11 chord

Other names: D major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: D major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Dmaj11 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F# Major 3rd
A Perfect 5th
C# Major 7th
E Major 9th
G Perfect 11th

All Variations

Open
X–X–0–0–2–2
Fret 5
5–5–5–6–7–5
Fret 7
X–9–0–7–8–9
Fret 10
10–10–11–11–10–10

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys