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E♭ major seventh sharp eleven chord

E♭maj7♯11

E♭ major seventh sharp eleven

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • ♯11

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 3

Lay your index flat across strings 3 to 2 at fret 3.

E×ADGBe34567Barre at fret 3E♭GB♭DA

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. E♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. G3
  6. 4
  7. A♯11
  8. B♭5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. ♭7
  12. D7
  • E♭ Root
  • G Major 3rd
  • B♭ Perfect 5th
  • D Major 7th
  • A Augmented 11th

About this chord

What is an E♭ major seventh sharp eleven chord?

E♭maj7♯11 is built from 5 notes: E♭ (the root), G (the 3), B♭ (the 5), D (the 7), A (the ♯11). The Lydian chord: bright, modern and slightly unresolved.

Notes
E♭ · G · B♭ · D · A
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♯11
Also written
E♭Δ7♯11 · E♭maj7♯4
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