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Dmaj11 Piano Chord

A very wide, "floating" sound.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand D3 · C#4 fingers 5–1
Right hand G4 · E5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Dmaj11 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play D3 and C#4 with the left hand and G4 and E5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This practical voicing omits the third and perfect fifth (F# and A) so the third does not clash with the eleventh.

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