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Eleventh chord. In music theory, an eleventh chord is a chord that contains the tertian extension of the eleventh. Typically found in jazz, an eleventh chord also usually includes the seventh and ninth, and elements of the basic triad structure. Variants include the dominant eleventh (C 11, C–E–G–B ♭ –D–F), minor eleventh (Cm 11, C ...
Lydian chord. In jazz music, the lydian chord is the major 7♯11 chord, [1] or ♯11 chord, the chord built on the first degree of the Lydian mode, the sharp eleventh being a compound augmented fourth. This chord, built on C, is shown below. This is described as "beautiful" and "modern sounding." [1] The notes that make up the Lydian chord ...
List of set classes. Ninth chord. Open chord. Passing chord. Primary triad. Quartal chord. Root (chord) Seventh chord. Synthetic chord.
In music, extended chords are certain chords (built from thirds) or triads with notes extended, or added, beyond the seventh. Ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords are extended chords. [2] The thirteenth is the farthest extension diatonically possible as, by that point, all seven tonal degrees are represented within the chord (the next ...
Chord (music) performing a C chord with G bass. In music, a chord is a group of two or more notes played simultaneously, typically consisting of a root note, a third, and a fifth. [a] Chords are the building blocks of harmony and form the harmonic foundation of a piece of music. They can be major, minor, diminished, augmented, or extended ...
A seventh chord is a chord consisting of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a seventh above the chord's root. When not otherwise specified, a "seventh chord" usually means a dominant seventh chord: a major triad together with a minor seventh. However, a variety of sevenths may be added to a variety of triads, resulting in many different ...
In music theory, a dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord, [a] is a seventh chord, composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh. Thus it is a major triad together with a minor seventh, denoted by the letter name of the chord root and a superscript "7". [3] In most [citation needed] cases, dominant seventh ...
5–32 / 7–32. In music, the dominant 7♯9 chord [1] ("dominant seven sharp nine" or "dominant seven sharp ninth") is a chord built by combining a dominant seventh, which includes a major third above the root, with an augmented second, which is the same pitch, albeit given a different note name, as the minor third degree above the root.