What notes are in a Amaj9#11 chord?

Amaj9#11 is A, C#, E, G#, B, D#: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ♯11 of A.

How do you play Amaj9#11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 5 4 6 4 4 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Amaj9#11?

Scales on A that contain every note of Amaj9#11: A Lydian.

Guitar chord · Major 9#11

Amaj9#11 chord (A Major 9#11)

Major 9th with a raised 11th: the sound of the Lydian scale, open and shimmering.

Notes AC#EG#BD#

Formula 1 3 5 7 9 ♯11

Shapes 1 on this page

Amaj9#11 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

6th String Root 5 4 6 4 4 4

Interactive chord diagram

Amaj9#11 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E

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Scales to play over Amaj9#11

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Amaj9#11 is the chord of the moment.

A Lydian

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Questions

What notes are in a Amaj9#11 chord?: Amaj9#11 is A, C#, E, G#, B, D#: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ♯11 of A.
How do you play Amaj9#11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 5 4 6 4 4 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Amaj9#11?: Scales on A that contain every note of Amaj9#11: A Lydian.

Major 9#11 chords in every key

Cmaj9#11 C#maj9#11 Dmaj9#11 Ebmaj9#11 Emaj9#11 Fmaj9#11 F#maj9#11 Gmaj9#11 Abmaj9#11 Amaj9#11 Bbmaj9#11 Bmaj9#11