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C♯7♯11
C♯ – E♯ – F♯♯ – G♯ – B
Formula:R-M3-A4-P5-m7
Intervals:P1-M3-A4-P5-m7
Scale Degrees:1-3-#4-5-b7
Introduction
The C# Dominant 7th Sharp 11 chord in root position on a piano keyboard, notes C#, F, G, G#, B.
The C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 11 chord is a five-note chord made up of C♯, E♯, F♯♯, G♯, and B. It is built from a root, major third, augmented fourth, perfect fifth, and minor seventh.
Notes
Notes:C♯ – E♯ – F♯♯ – G♯ – B
Key Signature
The key of C# Dominant 7th Sharp 11 has 7 sharps.
F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯B♯
Order of sharps
Sharps are added to a key signature in a fixed order. Each new sharp key adds the next sharp on the list.
F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯B♯
Mnemonic:Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
Chords in the Key of C♯ Major
These are the diatonic triads built on each degree of the C♯ major scale:
The C♯ Dominant 7th Sharp 11 is built by stacking intervals from the root note. The formula R-M3-A4-P5-m7 describes the scale degrees used. The intervals P1-M3-A4-P5-m7 show the distance between each note in the chord.
Keep going with the Dominant 7th Sharp 11 chord — these pages cover the underlying theory, the connected reference material, and the practice tools that work with this chord.
