C+7(#9) Augmented
The C+7(#9) chord is built from the notes C – E – G# – Bb – D#.
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Also known as
C+7#9C7#5#9C7#9#5C7#9add#5C7(#5#9)C7+#9Caug7#9Caug7(no5)#9
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.
BbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
D#Extension
Sharp ninth (♯9)
A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.
🎼 Related scales
Altered (super-Locrian)melodic minor a semitone above
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Altered (super-Locrian) scale; its characteristic note is the ♭13, a dominant's maximum tension. It is a mode of the melodic minor a semitone above.
🎸 Genres
Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion