Ama7add#13 Major 7th

The Ama7add#13 chord is built from the notes A – C# – E – G# – D#.

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Also known as

Amaj7#11Amaj7(#11)

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).

D#Extension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian scale; its characteristic note is the bright, floating ♯11.

🎸 Genres

Film & TV scoring · Modal jazz · Impressionism

ma7add#13 in every key

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