E 7 sharp 11 Guitar Chord

E7♯11 11ths · 5 notes ·Symbol : 7♯11

Chord Notes

E R
Ab 3
B 5
D ♭7
Bb ♯11

Solfège : Mi – Lab – Si – Ré – Sib

Chord Structure

E 2T Ab T+½ B T+½ D 8½T Bb

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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