Ama7#9#11 Major 7th

The Ama7#9#11 chord is built from the notes A – C# – E – G# – B# – D#.

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Chord tones, one by one

ARoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — A.

C#Third

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

EFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

G#Seventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

B#Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.

D#Extension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

🎼 Related scales

Lydian ♯2harmonic minor a major 3rd below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian ♯2 scale; its characteristic note is the ♯2 / ♯9 (augmented 2nd). It is a mode of the harmonic minor a major 3rd below.

🎸 Genres

Gypsy jazz · Roma music · Klezmer · Classical

ma7#9#11 in every key

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