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Dmadd11

Character: earthy

  1. DRtriad
  2. F♭3triad
  3. A5triad
  4. G11add
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Voicings

7 ways to play Dmadd11

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion Dmadd11/F
1 2 3 4 5 5 R 11 ♭3

Frets x x 3 0 3 xNotes F G DIntervals ♭3 11 1Base triadD minor, 1st inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

AA shape 2nd inversion Dmadd11/G
5 6 7 8 5 ♭3 R 11 5 R

Frets x 5 5 7 6 5Notes G D FIntervals 11 1 ♭3Base triadD minor, 2nd inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

GG shape 1st inversion Dmadd11/F
7 8 9 10 11 R 5 ♭3

Frets x 8 7 7 8 xNotes F A D GIntervals ♭3 5 1 11Base triadD minor, 1st inversion

The 11th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 1st inversion Dmadd11/F
1 2 3 4 11 R 5 ♭3

Frets 1 0 0 0 x xNotes F A D GIntervals ♭3 5 1 11Base triadD minor, 1st inversion

The 11th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 1st inversion Dmadd11/F
8 9 10 11 12 5 R 11 ♭3 R R

Frets 10 x 0 10 8 10Notes F G DIntervals ♭3 11 1Base triadD minor, 1st inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

EE shape Root position Dmadd11
8 9 10 11 12 5 11 ♭3 R R 5 R

Frets 10 12 12 10 8 10Notes D F GIntervals 1 ♭3 11Base triadD minor, root position

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion Dmadd11/G
1 2 3 4 5 ♭3 R 11 R

Frets x x 0 0 3 1Notes G D FIntervals 11 1 ♭3Base triadD minor, 2nd inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

The rules

The construction rules Dmadd11 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. No 7th, no stack

    6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

  3. On guitar, something has to give

    Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor add 11 in every key

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Dmadd11 chord questions

What notes are in Dmadd11?

Dmadd11 is spelled D F A G: D is the root, F is the ♭3rd, A is the 5th, G is the 11th.

What is the formula of Dmadd11?

1 ♭3 5 11. It is a D minor triad with the 11th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play Dmadd11 on guitar?

This page shows 7 voicings of Dmadd11, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.