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.
- Cmaj7#11
- Dbmaj7#11
- Dmaj7#11
- Ebmaj7#11
- Emaj7#11
- Fmaj7#11
- F#maj7#11
- Gmaj7#11
- Abmaj7#11
- Amaj7#11
- Bbmaj7#11
- Bmaj7#11
Voicings
Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.
Rootless Lydian (3-#11-7-9)
E · F# · B · D
advanced
Bill Evans lydian float — #11 over 3 is the iconic sound
Full Voicing
C · E · F# · B · D
advanced
UST D/Cmaj7 (D triad over C)
D · F# · A · C · E
expert
Upper Structure: D major triad over C — modern jazz favorite
Lydian Tetrachord Top
B · D · E · F#
expert
Quartal Lydian (3-13-9-#11)
E · A · D · F#
advanced
Quartal stack off the 3rd resolving up to the #11 — ambiguous Lydian comp
D Upper-Structure Triad (9-#11-13)
E · B · D · F# · A
expert
D-major triad (9-#11-13) over the guide tones — classic Lydian upper structure
Where it turns up
Classic Lydian sound. Bill Evans and Brad Mehldau use extensively for floating tonic. The #11 avoids the 'avoid' F natural.
Commonly swapped with
- Cmaj9
- Cmaj13
- D/C