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G Major 7#11 (Gmaj7#11)

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1+3+5+7+#11
GBDF#C#
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Notes in G Major 7#11

G (root)BDF#C#

Inversions

Same notes as G Major 7#11, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

G in the bass

GBDF#C#

1st inversion

B in the bass (Gmaj7#11/B)

BDGF#C#

2nd inversion

D in the bass (Gmaj7#11/D)

DGBF#C#

3rd inversion

F# in the bass (Gmaj7#11/F#)

GBDF#C#

4th inversion

C# in the bass (Gmaj7#11/C#)

GBDC#F#

Open voicings

A close-position chord like G Major 7#11 can sound cluttered in the middle of the keyboard. Jazz players open it up by dropping one note down an octave, spreading the same notes wider without changing the chord.

Drop 2

F# on the bottom

GBDF#C#

Drop 3

D on the bottom

DGBF#C#

The notes G, B, D, F# and C# make up G Major 7#11.

A major seventh with a sharpened eleventh, the classic Lydian sound. The raised eleventh lifts what would be a calm major seventh into something brighter and a little weightless. Film cues and modern jazz use it whenever a major chord should feel dreamy rather than finished.

Related chords

Gmaj7Gmaj9#11G7#11

Difficulty: Advanced. Category: Extended chords. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.