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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) Muted
5th string (A) Muted
4th string (D) Open
3rd string (G) Open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Other names for the Dmaj11 chord

Other names: D major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: D major eleventh chord

Notes and intervals in the 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