A dominant seventh sharp eleventh chord is composed using a root/1st, major 3rd, perfect 5th, minor 7th, major 9th and augmented 11th (or R/1-3-5-♭7-9-♯11) intervals played simultaneously. Generally written as C7(♯11), C7+11 or C-7+11, it is good practice to simply use an uppercase C followed by a super scripted 7(♯11) to represent it in writing (ie: C7(♯11))
Dominant seventh sharp eleventh chord profile
| Intervals | root/1st, major 3rd, perfect 5th, minor 7th, major 9th, augmented 11th or R/1-3-5-♭7-9-♯11 |
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| Stability | Dissonant, unstable, unresolved |
| Grouping class | Hexad |
| Common names (examples in C) | C7(♯11), C7(+11), C(-7+11) |
Chord shapes/voicings
Audio sample(s)
| C Dominant seventh sharp eleventh chord voicing #2 |
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