Dm7add11: x53533
Notes are:
D, the root - x5xx3x
F, the minor 3rd - xx3xxx
C, the 7th - xxx5xx
G, the 11th - xxxxx3
The chord 'works' because of the underlying quartal harmony - the 4 notes can be rearranged into D G C F as a sequence of 4th intervals stacked on top of each other, hence the name 'quartal' = made up of 4ths. Why are they called 4th intervals? Start counting up the alphabet from D as 1 and when you get to G you're on the number 4. If you go past G when counting, cycle back to A, so the interval between G and C is G1 A2 B3 C4 = a 4th again.
For bucketloads of info on quartal harmony and its application to Dm chords, see the discussion on D minor chords at
Comments
Is this the same chord as above for naming purposes, or does the note order affect it? I don't have a guitar to hand right now to hear how different the voicing is...
At the 10th it would be
10-8-10-9-8-x
D-F-C-F-G
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
My understanding is that it's a 4th if added to the chord, and an 11th if a 7th is also added. Whether a note is 'within' the range of the chord does not affect the naming convention.