Eaug13#11 Augmented

The Eaug13#11 chord is built from the notes E – G# – B# – D – A# – Ebb.

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Chord tones, one by one

ERoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — E.

G#Third

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

B#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.

DSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

A#Extension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

EbbExtension

Extension (22 st)

An upper extension 22 semitones above the root.

🎼 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

aug13#11 in every key

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