Cma7add#13 Major 7th

The Cma7add#13 chord is built from the notes C – E – G – B – F#.

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Also known as

Cmaj7#11Cmaj7(#11)

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).

GFifth

Perfect fifth

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

BSeventh

Major seventh

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

F#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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