A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Also known as:
A Dominant 7♯11 , A7♯11

The A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord has a dominant quality which includes a Major Third interval but has a minor Seventh rather than a Major Seventh. A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord contains the notes A, C♯, E, G, B, D♯. The A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord is an Altered type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root A, the Third C♯, and the Fifth E) with at least one altered (raised or lowered) note, in this case the Sharp Eleventh D♯.

Below you will find the A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

A, C♯, E, G, B, D♯

Can be omitted: E, B

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
A1Tonic
C♯3Mediant
E5Dominant
G7Subtonic
B9Supertonic
D♯♯11Subdominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > C♯4Major 3rd (M3)
A > E7Perfect 5th (P5)
A > G10minor 7th (m7)
A > B14Major 9th (M9)
A > D♯18Augmented 11th (A11)

Scales related to A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Same Spellings

Scales that include all of the notes of the A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.

IV Chord of E Melodic Minor Scale

Different Spellings

Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.

IV Chord of F Melodic Minor Scale

Chords related to A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Same Notes

Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.

No matches found

Same Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord and have the same root note.

No matches found

Different Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord but have a different root note.

No matches found

If you want to learn what chords are and much more, check out our free Fundamentals of Music Theory course. If you already know some of the basics, you can jump straight into the chords lesson.

Learn more about Music Theory

More to learn