Major 7th Sharp 11th Chord
🎵 A characteristic sound of the Lydian mode (root, 3, 5, 7, 9, #11). It's bright, spacious, and slightly magical or dreamy due to the raised 4th (sharp 11th) avoiding the perfect 4th clash with the 3rd. Use it as a tonic (I) or subdominant (IV) chord in jazz, fusion, or film scores for an open, sophisticated, and uplifting sound.
Also abbreviated as: maj#4Δ#4Δ#11M7#11^7#11maj7#11
With all 5 notes and C as bass, it is also: CM7#11Cmaj7#11
Contains intervals: 1P3M5P7M11A
Popular songs which use this chord type: Blue in Green (Miles Davis), Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington)
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