Chord

G# Major 7 #11

  • G#maj7#11
  • G#M7#11
  • G#major7#11
  • G#lyd
  • G#lydian
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
G#M3B#2Dm2D#M3F##
Extends
G# Major 7

G# Major 7 #11, written G#maj7#11, is built from G#, B#, D, D# and F##: the root, major 3rd, sharp 11th, 5th and major 7th.

Its 3rd and 7th, B# and F##, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Major

    G# Lydian

Voicings All 6