D#11

— About this chord

D#11 (Eb11) stacks the dominant 7th with a suspended-sounding 11th, giving it a modal, quartal color popular in funk grooves and gospel vamps. Because the 11th sits close to the major 3rd, it's often voiced with the 3rd thinned out or omitted for clarity, letting the open, floating quality of the 9th and 11th ring through. On guitar it's a barre-heavy grip spanning four adjacent strings; on keys it's a staple of modal funk and fusion comping. Also searched as Eb11, D#dom11, D-sharp eleven.