Bma7addb9add11 Major 7th

The Bma7addb9add11 chord is built from the notes B – D# – F# – A# – C – E.

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Also known as

Bmaj11b9

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.

A#Seventh

Major seventh

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

CExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.

EExtension

Eleventh (11)

An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Double harmonic major (Byzantine) scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.

🎸 Genres

Flamenco · Middle-Eastern · Klezmer · Neoclassical metal

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