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33.10Level 3 — major chord with ♯11

Take:

D♭maj7.

Notes:

D♭ F A♭ C.

Add ♯11:

G natural.

So:

D♭maj7♯11:

D♭ F A♭ C G.

Play it.

Compare with:

D♭maj7 + G♭ natural 11.

The G natural sounds much more open against F.