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F major seventh sharp eleven chord

Fmaj7♯11

F major seventh sharp eleven

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • ♯11

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 1

Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 1.

EADGBe12345Barre at fret 1FBEACF

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

Notation treble clef

𝄞

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. F1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. A3
  6. 4
  7. B♯11
  8. C5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. ♭7
  12. E7
  • F Root
  • A Major 3rd
  • C Perfect 5th
  • E Major 7th
  • B Augmented 11th

About this chord

What is an F major seventh sharp eleven chord?

Fmaj7♯11 is built from 5 notes: F (the root), A (the 3), C (the 5), E (the 7), B (the ♯11). The Lydian chord: bright, modern and slightly unresolved.

Notes
F · A · C · E · B
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♯11
Also written
FΔ7♯11 · Fmaj7♯4
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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