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D♭maj9♯11 chord

D♭ Major 9th Sharp 11

Dbmaj9#11 · Root

1Db43F45Ab47C59Eb5#11G5
C437C5#11159

Every chord tone stacked from the root up.

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Notes

D♭ – F – A♭ – C – E♭ – G

Formula

1 – 3 – 5 – 7 – 9 – #11

Practice Note

This Lydian major-nine sonority works as a stable tonic or IV-chord color rather than requiring dominant resolution. The 5th is a common omission in piano voicings; #11 avoids the close-semitone clash between a major 3rd and natural 11.

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About Dbmaj9#11

The Dbmaj9#11 chord sounds distinctive, with a major 9th sharp 11 character. Its notes are Db, F, Ab, C, Eb, G. This chord is commonly heard in jazz.

Jazz
All Db chords (61)

Triads

Db — MajorDbm — MinorDbdim — DiminishedDbaug — AugmentedDbsus2 — Suspended 2ndDbsus4 — Suspended 4thDb5 — Power Chord

7ths

Db7 — Dominant 7thDbmaj7 — Major 7thDbm7 — Minor 7thDbm7#5 — Minor 7th Sharp 5Dbdim7 — Diminished 7thDbm7b5 — Half-Diminished 7thDb6 — Major 6thDbm6 — Minor 6thDb7sus4 — Dominant 7th Sus4Db7sus2 — Dominant 7th Sus2

Extended

Db9 — Dominant 9thDbmaj9 — Major 9thDbm9 — Minor 9thDbadd9 — Add 9Dbadd11 — Add 11Dbadd2 — Add 2Dbadd#11 — Add Sharp 11Db11 — Dominant 11thDb13 — Dominant 13thDb6/9 — 6/9Dbmaj13 — Major 13thDbm(add2) — Minor Add 2Dbm(add9) — Minor Add 9Dbm(add11) — Minor Add 11DbmMaj7 — Minor Major 7thDbm11 — Minor 11thDbm13 — Minor 13thDbm6/9 — Minor 6/9Db7#11 — Dominant 7th Sharp 11Db9#11 — Dominant 9th Sharp 11Db13#11 — Dominant 13th Sharp 11Db9sus4 — Dominant 9th Sus4Db13sus4 — Dominant 13th Sus4Dbmaj7#11 — Major 7th Sharp 11DbmMaj9 — Minor Major 9thDbm9b5 — Half-Diminished 9th

Altered

Db7#9 — Dominant 7th Sharp 9Db7b9#9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9 Sharp 9Db13#9 — Dominant 13th Sharp 9Db7b9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9Db7#5 — Dominant 7th Sharp 5Db7b5 — Dominant 7th Flat 5Db7alt — Altered DominantDb7#9#5 — Dominant 7th #9 #5Db7b9b5 — Dominant 7th b9 b5Db7#9b5 — Dominant 7th #9 b5Db7sus4b9 — Dominant 7th Sus4 Flat 9Db9#5 — Dominant 9th Sharp 5Db9b5 — Dominant 9th Flat 5Db13b9 — Dominant 13th Flat 9Db7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Dbaug7 — Augmented 7thDbdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thDbaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th