Explore and Play the Dm11 Guitar Chord

Dm11 is the D minor eleventh chord, spelled D, F, A, C, E and G. Starting from Dm7, it adds the E as a ninth and the G as an eleventh.

The page lists 11 voicings: six barre shapes, one using an open string and the rest in between, with the lowest at the 3rd fret. The C, E and G at the top form a C major triad, which is a fast way to hear what the upper notes do. The D minor scale contains all six notes.

The labels in the fretboard at the top name every note in every shape.

D minor 11th guitar chord is also written as Dm11, Dmin11 or D-11.

Notes in the D m11 chord:

D F A C E G

Tones of the Minor Eleventh chord:

Formula: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11

D M11 Chord Interactive Fretboard

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D M11 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the G string

Position 2 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 3 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the high E string

Position 4 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D, B and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 5 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 6 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the A, D, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the B string

Position 7 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 12 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 12 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 12 of the high E string

Position 8 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 8 of the B string

Position 9 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D, B and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string

Position 10 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Let the G string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the B string

Position 11 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the B and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the G string

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m11 | D m11 | E m11 | F m11 | G m11 | A m11 | B m11 | C#m11 | D#m11 | F#m11 | G#m11 | A#m11 | Abm11 | Bbm11 | Dbm11 | Ebm11 | Gbm11

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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

Which notes make up Dm11?

Dm11 is spelled D, F, A, C, E and G. All six are natural notes, so the chord needs no sharps or flats.

Which notes in Dm11 come from the Dm7 chord?

D, F, A and C make up Dm7. The extra notes in Dm11 are E, the ninth, and G, the eleventh.

What scale fits D minor eleventh?

D Dorian: D, E, F, G, A, B, C. It is the C major scale started on D, and it contains all six notes of the chord.

How many ways are there to play Dm11?

The fingering data lists 11 voicings from the 3rd to the 12th fret. One uses an open string and six are barre voicings.

Is the 11 in Dm11 the same as a 4?

The note is the same, G, but the 11 is counted an octave higher. Using 11 in the name also tells you the seventh and the ninth are included.