Fm(maj11#5) Augmented

The Fm(maj11#5) chord is built from the notes F – Ab – C# – E – Bb.

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Also known as

Fmi(maj11#5)

Chord tones, one by one

FRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — F.

AbThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

C#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

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

ESeventh

Major seventh

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

BbExtension

Eleventh (11)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole-half diminished scale.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

m(maj11#5) in every key

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