C#7(#5)(#4) Augmented

The C#7(#5)(#4) chord is built from the notes C# – E# – G## – B – F##.

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Also known as

C#aug7(#4)

Chord tones, one by one

C#Root

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — C#.

E#Third

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

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

F##Extension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole tone scale; its characteristic note is the dreamy, suspended ♯5.

🎸 Genres

Impressionism · Film & TV scoring · Jazz

7(#5)(#4) in every key

More C# chords

More C# chords from Whole tone