B♯ Major Eleventh Chord

Also known as:
B♯ Major 11th , B♯M11 , B♯maj11 , B♯Maj11 , B♯ma11 , B♯Δ11

The B♯ Major Eleventh Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. B♯ Major Eleventh Chord contains the notes B♯, D, F, A, C, E♯. The B♯ Major Eleventh Chord is an Extended type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root B♯, the Third D, and the Fifth F), the Seventh A, and also includes the Eleventh (Fourth) E♯ from the octave above.

Below you will find the B♯ Major Eleventh Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

B♯, D, F, A, C, E♯

Can be omitted: F, C

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
B♯1Tonic
D3Mediant
F5Dominant
A7Leading Tone
C9Supertonic
E♯11Subdominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
B♯ > B♯0Perfect Unison (P1)
B♯ > D4Major 3rd (M3)
B♯ > F7Perfect 5th (P5)
B♯ > A11Major 7th (M7)
B♯ > C14Major 9th (M9)
B♯ > E♯17Perfect 11th (P11)

Scales related to B♯ Major Eleventh Chord

Chords related to B♯ Major Eleventh Chord

Enharmonic Equivalent

Chord with the same root and notes as the B♯ Major Eleventh Chord but different spelling.

C Major Eleventh Chord

Same Notes

Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the B♯ Major Eleventh Chord.

C Major Eleventh Chord

Same Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the B♯ Major Eleventh Chord and have the same root note.

B♯ Major Thirteenth Chord

Different Root Note

Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the B♯ Major Eleventh Chord but have a different root note.

C Major Eleventh Chord

C Major Thirteenth Chord

D Minor Thirteenth Chord

G Dominant Thirteenth Chord

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