C 7 sharp 11 Guitar Chord

C7♯11 11ths · 5 notes ·Symbol : 7♯11

Chord Notes

C R
E 3
G 5
Bb ♭7
Gb ♯11

Solfège : Do – Mi – Sol – Sib – Solb

Chord Structure

C 2T E T+½ G T+½ Bb 8½T Gb

About this chord

The 7♯11 chord (Lydian dominant) is the Lydian Mixolydian mode chord. Its augmented fourth and minor seventh coexist in a sophisticated double dissonance. Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans popularized it. On guitar, quartal voicings are particularly suited to maximize its tonal ambiguity.

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