C♯ Major Eleventh Chord on Piano

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

Here you can learn how to play C♯ Major Eleventh Chord on the Piano. The C♯ Major Eleventh Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. C♯ Major Eleventh Chord contains the notes C♯, E♯, G♯, B♯, D♯, F♯ (although G♯, D♯ can be omitted). The C♯ Major Eleventh Chord on Piano is an Extended type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root C♯, the Third E♯, and the Fifth G♯), the Seventh B♯, and also includes the Eleventh (Fourth) F♯ from the octave above.

Below you will find the notes, notation, degrees and intervals of the C♯ Major Eleventh Chord along with any related scales and chords. In the Piano view you can display the notes of the C♯ Major Eleventh Chord mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals. These are shown across two octaves to help visualise the different inversions of the chord.

Notes

C♯, E♯, G♯, B♯, D♯, F♯

Can be omitted: G♯, D♯

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
C♯1Tonic
E♯3Mediant
G♯5Dominant
B♯7Leading Tone
D♯9Supertonic
F♯11Subdominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
C♯ > C♯0Perfect Unison (P1)
C♯ > E♯4Major 3rd (M3)
C♯ > G♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
C♯ > B♯11Major 7th (M7)
C♯ > D♯14Major 9th (M9)
C♯ > F♯17Perfect 11th (P11)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh
B♯
E♯
B♯
E♯
C♯
D♯
F♯
G♯
C♯
D♯
F♯
G♯
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