B Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Also known as:
B Dominant 7♯11 , B7♯11

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

Below you will find the B Dominant Seventh Sharp 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
B1Tonic
D♯3Mediant
F♯5Dominant
A7Subtonic
C♯9Supertonic
E♯♯11Subdominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
B > B0Perfect Unison (P1)
B > D♯4Major 3rd (M3)
B > F♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
B > A10minor 7th (m7)
B > C♯14Major 9th (M9)
B > E♯18Augmented 11th (A11)

Scales related to B Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Same Spellings

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

IV Chord of F♯ Melodic Minor Scale

Different Spellings

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

IV Chord of G Melodic Minor Scale

Chords related to B Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Enharmonic Equivalent

Chord with the same root and notes as the B Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord but different spelling.

C Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Same Notes

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

C Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

Same Root Note

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

C Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord

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