Badd11 Major

The Badd11 chord is built from the notes B – D# – F# – E#.

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Also known as

Badd#11Badd11(#4)Bmaj+11

Chord tones, one by one

BRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — B.

D#Third

Major third

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

F#Fifth

Perfect fifth

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

E#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

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