F Dominant 7th Sharp 11

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Root

Chord type

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F7♯11

F – A – B – C – E♭

Formula:R-M3-A4-P5-m7

Intervals:P1-M3-A4-P5-m7

Scale Degrees:1-3-#4-5-b7

Introduction

F Dominant 7th Sharp 11 piano chord, root position — F, A, C, Eb, B — The F Dominant 7th Sharp 11 chord in root position on a piano keyboard, notes F, A, C, Eb, B.

The F Dominant 7th Sharp 11 chord is a five-note chord made up of F, A, B, C, and E♭. It is built from a root, major third, augmented fourth, perfect fifth, and minor seventh.

Notes

Notes:F – A – B – C – E♭

Key Signature

The key of F Dominant 7th Sharp 11 has 1 flat.

B♭

Order of flats

Flats are added in a fixed order — the reverse of the sharp order. Each new flat key adds the next flat on the list.

B♭E♭A♭D♭G♭C♭F♭

Mnemonic: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father

Chords in the Key of F Major

These are the diatonic triads built on each degree of the F major scale:

I — F Major (major)

Degree	Numeral	Chord	Quality
1	I	F Major	Major
2	ii	G Minor	Minor
3	iii	A Minor	Minor
4	IV	A♯ Major	Major
5	V	C Major	Major
6	vi	D Minor	Minor
7	vii°	E Diminished	Diminished

Theory: Intervals

Formula: R-M3-A4-P5-m7

Intervals: P1-M3-A4-P5-m7

The F 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.