Cma13#5 Augmented

The Cma13#5 chord is built from the notes C – E – G# – B – D – A.

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Chord tones, one by one

CRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — C.

EThird

Major third

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

G#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.

BSeventh

Major seventh

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

DExtension

Ninth (9)

A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.

AExtension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

🎼 Related scales

Lydian augmentedmelodic minor a minor 3rd below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian augmented scale; its characteristic note is the dreamy, suspended ♯5. It is a mode of the melodic minor a minor 3rd below.

🎸 Genres

Film & TV scoring · Modal jazz · Impressionism

ma13#5 in every key

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