B-maj11 Minor-Major 7th
The B-maj11 chord is built from the notes B – D – F# – A# – C# – E.
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Also known as
B-11maj7B-maj711Bm(maj7)11Bm11(maj7)Bm11maj7
Chord tones, one by one
BRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — B.
DThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
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).
C#Extension
Ninth (9)
A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.
EExtension
Eleventh (11)
An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Melodic minor scale; its characteristic note is the major 7th.
🎸 Genres
Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion