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August 29, 2013 By Richie Leave a Comment

Major ninth sharp eleventh chord

A major ninth sharp eleventh chord is composed using a root/1st, major 3rd, perfect 5th, major 7th, major 9th and augmented 11th (or R/1-3-5-7-9-♯11) intervals played simultaneously. Generally written as CMA9(♯11) or Cma9(+11), it is good practice to simply use an uppercase C, then the uppercase letters MA, followed by a super scripted 9(♯11) to represent it in writing (ie: CMA9(♯11)).


Major ninth sharp eleventh chord profile

Intervals root/1st, major 3rd, perfect 5th, major 7th, major 9th, augmented 11th or R/1-3-5-7-9-♯11
Stability Somewhat dissonant, resolved
Grouping class Hexad
Common names (examples in C) CMA9(♯11), Cma9(+11)


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Audio sample(s)

C Major ninth sharp eleventh chord voicing #4 https://www.ricguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/major-ninth-sharp-eleventh-chord/c-major-ninth-sharp-eleventh-chord-voicing-4.mp3




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