A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Also known as:
A Major 7♯11 , AM7♯11 , Amaj7♯11 , AMaj7♯11 , Ama7♯11 , AΔ7♯11 , A Lydian
The A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord contains the notes A, C♯, E, G♯, B, D♯. The A Major 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 Major 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
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Tonic |
| C♯ | 3 | Mediant |
| E | 5 | Dominant |
| G♯ | 7 | Leading Tone |
| B | 9 | Supertonic |
| D♯ | ♯11 | Subdominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| A > A | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| A > C♯ | 4 | Major 3rd (M3) |
| A > E | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| A > G♯ | 11 | Major 7th (M7) |
| A > B | 14 | Major 9th (M9) |
| A > D♯ | 18 | Augmented 11th (A11) |
Scales related to A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.
IV Chord of E Major Scale
♭VI Chord of C♯ Natural Minor Scale
IV Chord of E Ionian Mode
♭III Chord of F♯ Dorian Mode
♭II Chord of G♯ Phrygian Mode
I Chord of A Lydian Mode
♭VII Chord of B Mixolydian Mode
♭VI Chord of C♯ Aeolian Mode
♭V Chord of D♯ Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.
IV Chord of F♭ Major Scale
♭VI Chord of D♭ Natural Minor Scale
IV Chord of F♭ Ionian Mode
♭III Chord of G♭ Dorian Mode
♭II Chord of A♭ Phrygian Mode
♭VII Chord of C♭ Mixolydian Mode
♭VI Chord of D♭ Aeolian Mode
♭V Chord of E♭ Locrian Mode
Chords related to A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.
No matches found
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord and have the same root note.
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Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord but have a different root note.
E Major Thirteenth Chord
F♭ Major Thirteenth Chord
F♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord
G♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
B Dominant Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
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