Ema11#5 Augmented

The Ema11#5 chord is built from the notes E – G# – B# – D# – F# – A.

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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.

D#Seventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

F#Extension

Ninth (9)

A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.

AExtension

Eleventh (11)

An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Harmonic major scale; its characteristic note is the dark ♭6.

🎸 Genres

Jazz · Gospel · Classical

ma11#5 in every key

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