Abma7#5#11 Augmented
The Abma7#5#11 chord is built from the notes Ab – C – E – G – D.
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Also known as
Abmaj7#5#11
Chord tones, one by one
AbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Ab.
CThird
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
EFifth
Augmented fifth (♯5)
Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.
GSeventh
Major seventh
Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).
DExtension
Sharp eleventh (♯11)
A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.
🎼 Related scales
Lydian augmentedmelodic minor a minor 3rd below
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Lydian augmented scale; its characteristic note is the dreamy, suspended ♯5. It is a mode of the melodic minor a minor 3rd below.
🎸 Genres
Film & TV scoring · Modal jazz · Impressionism