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Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 Chords on Piano

The dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 chord is a heavily altered dominant voicing that combines the dark tension of the ♭9 with the bright lift of the ♯11. These two alterations pull in opposite directions (the ♭9 darkens, the ♯11 brightens), creating a complex, sophisticated sound heard in modern jazz and film scoring.

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Formula: Root – Major 3rd – Diminished 5th – Perfect 5th – Minor 7th – Minor 9th

Scale degrees: 1–3–♭5–5–♭7–♭9

Sound: Complex, modern jazz, film score, multi-dimensional

Symbol: 7♭9♯11 (C7♭9♯11)

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All 18 spellings, ♯ and ♭ keys listed separately.

Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 Chord in All 18 Keys

C Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: C – E – G – B♭ – D♭ – F♯

C♯ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B – D – F♯♯

D♭ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: D♭ – F – A♭ – C♭ – E♭♭ – G

D Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: D – F♯ – A – C – E♭ – G♯

D♯ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: D♯ – F♯♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E – G♯♯

E♭ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭ – F♭ – A

E Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: E – G♯ – B – D – F – A♯

F Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: F – A – C – E♭ – G♭ – B

F♯ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E – G – B♯

G♭ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F♭ – A♭♭ – C

G Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: G – B – D – F – A♭ – C♯

G♯ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: G♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯ – A – C♯♯

A♭ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭ – B♭♭ – D

A Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: A – C♯ – E – G – B♭ – D♯

A♯ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B – D♯♯

B♭ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: B♭ – D – F – A♭ – C♭ – E

B Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: B – D♯ – F♯ – A – C – E♯

C♭ Dominant 7th ♭9 ♯11 ChordNotes: C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭♭ – D♭♭ – F