G+(maj9) Augmented

The G+(maj9) chord is built from the notes G – B – D# – F# – A.

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Also known as

G+maj9Gma9#5Gma9(#5)Gmaj9#5Gmaj9(#5)

Chord tones, one by one

GRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — G.

BThird

Major third

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

D#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

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

F#Seventh

Major seventh

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

AExtension

Ninth (9)

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

🎼 Related scales

Lydian augmentedmelodic minor a minor 3rd below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian augmented scale; its characteristic note is the dreamy, suspended ♯5. It is a mode of the melodic minor a minor 3rd below.

🎸 Genres

Film & TV scoring · Modal jazz · Impressionism

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