Chords » G# Major Eleventh

Symbols:G#M11, G#Maj11
Scale Degree Formula:1-3-5-7-9-11
Interval Stack:M3 + m3 + M3 + m3 + m3
Notes:G#, C, D#, G, Bb, C#
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Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the G# major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-3-5-7-9-11, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the lowest note of the chord (G#), then move our first interval (M3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (C). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
G#1A♭2Bb2B♭3C3C#4D♭5D#5E#5F6F#♭7G7G#8A♭9Bb9B♭10C10C#11M3m3M3m3m3

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
Dominant 6thD#7(6)
Dominant 7th Flat Nine Flat ThirteenthC7b9b13
Dominant EleventhG#11, D#11
Dominant Eleventh Flat NineD#11b9
Dominant ThirteenthD#13
Major 9thG#M9
Major ThirteenthG#M13
Minor 7th Flat ThirteenthCm7b13
Minor EleventhFm11, Bbm11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineCm11b9
Minor ThirteenthBbm13

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
DorianBb
Dorian b5Bb
Harmonic MajorG#
LocrianG
Locrian bb7G
LydianC#
Lydian Augmented #2E
Lydian b3C#
MajorG#
MinorF
MixolydianD#
Mixolydian b2D#
PhrygianC
Phrygian b4C

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