Eb11(#5) Augmented
The Eb11(#5) chord is built from the notes Eb – G – B – Db – Ab.
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Also known as
Ebaug11
Chord tones, one by one
EbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Eb.
GThird
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
BFifth
Augmented fifth (♯5)
Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.
DbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
AbExtension
Eleventh (11)
An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.
🎼 Related scales
Mixolydian ♭6 (Aeolian dominant)melodic minor a perfect 5th below
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian ♭6 (Aeolian dominant) scale; its characteristic note is the dark ♭6. It is a mode of the melodic minor a perfect 5th below.
🎸 Genres
Jazz fusion · Modal jazz · Bossa/MPB