D-maj11 Minor-Major 7th

The D-maj11 chord is built from the notes D – F – A – C# – E – G.

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Also known as

D-11maj7D-maj711Dm(maj7)11Dm11(maj7)Dm11maj7

Chord tones, one by one

DRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — D.

FThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

AFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

C#Seventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

EExtension

Ninth (9)

A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.

GExtension

Eleventh (11)

An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Melodic minor scale; its characteristic note is the major 7th.

🎸 Genres

Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion

-maj11 in every key

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