How to Play Piano Chord: A dominant 7 sharp 11 — root | PianoKitty

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A7♯11

root position

A dominant 7 sharp 11

root position

Notes

A, C♯, E, G, D♯

Parent major scale: A

The notes of the A major scale are:

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

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

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

dominant 7 sharp 11 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♯11

root	A
third	C♯
fifth	E
flat seventh	G
sharp eleventh	D♯

Similar chords

A dominant 7 with a minor 6th added on top (8 semitones)
A major 7 sharp 11 with raised seventh

Practice the dominant 7 sharp 11 chords Practice all inversions of A7♯11

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