How to Play Piano Chord: F major 7 sharp 11 — root | PianoKitty

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Fmaj7♯11

root position

F major 7 sharp 11

root position

Notes

F, A, C, E, B

Parent major scale: F

The notes of the F major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	F	root
2	G	second
3	A	third
4	A♯	fourth
5	C	fifth
6	D	sixth
7	E	seventh
8	F	octave
9	G	ninth
10	A♯	eleventh

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

major 7 sharp 11 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, ♯11

root	F
third	A
fifth	C
seventh	E
sharp eleventh	B

Similar chords

F major 7 with a perfect 5th added on top (7 semitones)
F dominant 7 sharp 11 with flattened seventh

Play it as two chords

A minor F · E

A–C–E = 3, 5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 7 sharp 11 chords Practice all inversions of Fmaj7♯11

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