Db-(#11) Minor
The Db-(#11) chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – Ab – G.
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Also known as
Db-add11Dbm+11
Chord tones, one by one
DbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Db.
FbThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
AbFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
GExtension
Sharp eleventh (♯11)
A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.
🎼 Related scales
Dorian ♯4 (Ukrainian)harmonic minor a perfect 4th below
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Dorian ♯4 (Ukrainian) scale; its characteristic note is the ♯4 / ♯11 (the Ukrainian color). It is a mode of the harmonic minor a perfect 4th below.
🎸 Genres
Gypsy jazz · Roma music · Klezmer · Classical