B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Also known as:
B Major 7♯11 , BM7♯11 , Bmaj7♯11 , BMaj7♯11 , Bma7♯11 , BΔ7♯11 , B Lydian
The B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord contains the notes B, D♯, F♯, A♯, C♯, E♯. The B Major 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 Major 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
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Tonic |
| D♯ | 3 | Mediant |
| F♯ | 5 | Dominant |
| A♯ | 7 | Leading Tone |
| C♯ | 9 | Supertonic |
| E♯ | ♯11 | Subdominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| B > B | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| B > D♯ | 4 | Major 3rd (M3) |
| B > F♯ | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| B > A♯ | 11 | Major 7th (M7) |
| B > C♯ | 14 | Major 9th (M9) |
| B > E♯ | 18 | Augmented 11th (A11) |
Scales related to B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the B 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
I Chord of B Lydian Mode
♭VII Chord of C♯ Mixolydian Mode
♭VI Chord of D♯ Aeolian Mode
♭V Chord of E♯ Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.
IV Chord of G♭ Major Scale
♭VI Chord of E♭ Natural Minor Scale
IV Chord of G♭ Ionian Mode
♭III Chord of A♭ Dorian Mode
♭II Chord of B♭ Phrygian Mode
I Chord of C♭ Lydian Mode
♭VII Chord of D♭ Mixolydian Mode
♭VI Chord of E♭ Aeolian Mode
♭V Chord of F Locrian Mode
Chords related to B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Enharmonic Equivalent
Chord with the same root and notes as the B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord but different spelling.
C♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.
C♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Major 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 B Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord but have a different root note.
F♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
G♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord
A♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
C♯ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
D♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
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