A7♯11 5-string bass chord

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5-string bass · Standard

A Lydian dominant seventh · Frets 5–6

BEADG5R♯11♭73noteAD♯GC♯roleR♯11♭73fret5656frets 5–6C0C1C2C3C4

How to play A7♯11 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 5 6 5 6 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A7♯11?

A7♯11, A Lydian dominant seventh, is A, C♯, E, G and D♯: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the perfect fifth (E), the minor seventh (G) and the sharp eleventh (D♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯11.

A7♯11 on other instruments

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