C#-maj7#11 Minor-Major 7th
The C#-maj7#11 chord is built from the notes C# – E – G# – B# – F##.
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Also known as
C#m(maj7#11)C#mi(maj7#11)C#mmaj7#11
Chord tones, one by one
C#Root
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — C#.
EThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
G#Fifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
B#Seventh
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
Lydian ♯2harmonic minor a major 3rd below
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Lydian ♯2 scale; its characteristic note is the ♯2 / ♯9 (augmented 2nd). It is a mode of the harmonic minor a major 3rd below.
🎸 Genres
Gypsy jazz · Roma music · Klezmer · Classical