C#add11 Major
The C#add11 chord is built from the notes C# – E# – G# – F##.
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Also known as
C#add#11C#add11(#4)C#maj+11
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
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
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