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D♭ Minor 11th

Also Known As
What are Enharmonics?D♭ / C♯ Equivalent

Hear the D♭ Minor 11th chord played for you.

D♭m11
D♭ – E – A♭ – B – E♭ – G♭
Formula:R-m3-P5-m7-M9-P11
Intervals:P1-m3-P5-m7-M9-P11
Scale Degrees:1-b3-5-b7-9-11

Introduction

The D♭ Minor 11th chord is a six-note chord made up of D♭, E, A♭, B, E♭, and G♭. It is built from a root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, major ninth, and perfect eleventh.

The Db Minor 11th piano chord (Dbm11) consists of the notes Db, E, Ab, B, Eb, Gb. It is a minor 9th chord with an added perfect 11th, giving it a dark and expansive character commonly used in jazz, funk, and soul. Formula: R-m3-P5-m7-M9-P11 | Scale degrees: 1-b3-5-b7-9-11.

Notes

Notes:D♭ – E – A♭ – B – E♭ – G♭

Key Signature

The key of Db Minor 11th (enharmonically equivalent to C# Minor 11th) has 4 sharps.

F♯C♯G♯D♯

Order of sharps

Sharps are added to a key signature in a fixed order. Each new sharp key adds the next sharp on the list.

FCGDAEB

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Chords in the Key of Db Minor

These are the diatonic triads built on each degree of the Db minor scale:

C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
iD♭ Minor (minor)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1iDb MinorMinor
2ii°Eb DiminishedDiminished
3IIIE MajorMajor
4ivGb MinorMinor
5vAb MinorMinor
6VIA MajorMajor
7VIIB MajorMajor

Theory: Intervals

Formula: R-m3-P5-m7-M9-P11
Intervals: P1-m3-P5-m7-M9-P11

The D♭ Minor 11th is built by stacking intervals from the root note. The formula R-m3-P5-m7-M9-P11 describes the scale degrees used. The intervals P1-m3-P5-m7-M9-P11 show the distance between each note in the chord.

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