13#11 chords

The bright version of a dominant thirteenth, with both a natural ninth and a sharpened eleventh. Fusion and modern jazz players reach for it when a dominant chord sits still for a while, since the #11 keeps a big stack from sounding plain.

Difficulty: Advanced · Category: Extended chords · Formula: 1 - 3 - 5 - b7 - 9 - #11 - 13