Altered

Dominant thirteenth, sharp eleven chords

C13 with #11: C-E-G-Bb-D-F#-A. Formula: 1-3-5-b7-9-#11-13. Lydian dominant — 4th mode of melodic minor.

In every key

The same shape, moved. The symbols below are spelled the way the app spells them, which is the spelling the chord's own scale asks for rather than whichever accidental is easier to type.

  • C13#11
  • Db13#11
  • D13#11
  • Eb13#11
  • E13#11
  • F13#11
  • F#13#11
  • G13#11
  • Ab13#11
  • A13#11
  • Bb13#11
  • B13#11

Voicings

Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.

Full Lydian Dominant

E · Bb · D · F# · A

expert

Brad Mehldau lydian dominant — 3-b7-9-#11-13

Rootless (3-#11-b7-13)

E · F# · Bb · A

advanced

UST D/C7 (D triad over C7)

D · F# · Bb · E

expert

Upper Structure D/C7 — modern jazz signature

Where it turns up

Tritone substitute color. Brad Mehldau / Bill Evans favorite for V7 of bIIImaj7.

Commonly swapped with

  • C9#11
  • Gb7
  • C7alt