What notes are in a Gmaj7#11 chord?

Gmaj7#11 is G, B, D, F#, C#: the 1, 3, 5, 7, ♯11 of G.

How do you play Gmaj7#11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 3 4 4 4 3 3; 5th String Root: x 10 11 11 12 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Gmaj7#11?

Scales on G that contain every note of Gmaj7#11: G Lydian, G Lydian #2, G Lydian #2 #6.

Guitar chord · Major 7#11

Gmaj7#11 chord (G Major 7#11)

Major 7th with a raised 11th: dreamy and bright, from the Lydian scale.

Notes GBDF#C#

Formula 1 3 5 7 ♯11

Shapes 2 on this page

Gmaj7#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, G.

6th String Root 3 4 4 4 3 3

5th String Root x 10 11 11 12 10

Interactive chord diagram

Gmaj7#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 ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Gmaj7#11

These scales start on G and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Gmaj7#11 is the chord of the moment.

G Lydian G Lydian #2 G Lydian #2 #6

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Questions

What notes are in a Gmaj7#11 chord?: Gmaj7#11 is G, B, D, F#, C#: the 1, 3, 5, 7, ♯11 of G.
How do you play Gmaj7#11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 3 4 4 4 3 3; 5th String Root: x 10 11 11 12 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Gmaj7#11?: Scales on G that contain every note of Gmaj7#11: G Lydian, G Lydian #2, G Lydian #2 #6.

Major 7#11 chords in every key

Cmaj7#11 C#maj7#11 Dmaj7#11 Ebmaj7#11 Emaj7#11 Fmaj7#11 F#maj7#11 Gmaj7#11 Abmaj7#11 Amaj7#11 Bbmaj7#11 Bmaj7#11