Chord type

Major 11th Chords on Piano

The major 11th chord adds a perfect 11th to a major 9th — creating a lush, complex voicing with Lydian overtones. Like the dominant 11th, the natural 11th clashes with the major 3rd, so pianists often raise the 11th (♯11) or drop the 3rd for practical voicings.

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Formula: Root – Major 3rd – Perfect 5th – Major 7th – Major 9th – Perfect 11th

Scale degrees: 1–3–5–7–9–11

Sound: Lush, complex, quartal, Lydian

Symbol: maj11, M11 (Cmaj11)

Practical voicing: With six notes and a 3rd/11th clash, practical maj11 voicings drop the 3rd or 5th. A common approach is quartal voicing (stacking 4ths): this produces the open, floating sound associated with modern jazz. Many pianists prefer Lydian chords (maj7♯11) to avoid the clash entirely.

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All 18 spellings, ♯ and ♭ keys listed separately.

Major 11th Chord in All 18 Keys

C Major 11th ChordNotes: C – E – G – B – D – F

C♯ Major 11th ChordNotes: C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯

D♭ Major 11th ChordNotes: D♭ – F – A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭

D Major 11th ChordNotes: D – F♯ – A – C♯ – E – G

D♯ Major 11th ChordNotes: D♯ – F♯♯ – A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – G♯

E♭ Major 11th ChordNotes: E♭ – G – B♭ – D – F – A♭

E Major 11th ChordNotes: E – G♯ – B – D♯ – F♯ – A

F Major 11th ChordNotes: F – A – C – E – G – B♭

F♯ Major 11th ChordNotes: F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B

G♭ Major 11th ChordNotes: G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭ – C♭

G Major 11th ChordNotes: G – B – D – F♯ – A – C

G♯ Major 11th ChordNotes: G♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯♯ – A♯ – C♯

A♭ Major 11th ChordNotes: A♭ – C – E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭

A Major 11th ChordNotes: A – C♯ – E – G♯ – B – D

A♯ Major 11th ChordNotes: A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – G♯♯ – B♯ – D♯

B♭ Major 11th ChordNotes: B♭ – D – F – A – C – E♭

B Major 11th ChordNotes: B – D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E

C♭ Major 11th ChordNotes: C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F♭