F#-maj7#11 Minor-Major 7th
The F#-maj7#11 chord is built from the notes F# – A – C# – E# – B#.
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Also known as
F#m(maj7#11)F#mi(maj7#11)F#mmaj7#11
Chord tones, one by one
F#Root
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — F#.
AThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
C#Fifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
E#Seventh
Major seventh
Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).
B#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