Abm6(addb11) Minor

The Abm6(addb11) chord is built from the notes Ab – Cb – Eb – F – C.

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Also known as

Abmin6(b11)

Chord tones, one by one

AbRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — Ab.

CbThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

EbFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

FExtension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

CExtension

Extension (16 st)

An upper extension 16 semitones above the root.

🎼 Related scales

Lydian ♯2harmonic minor a major 3rd below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian ♯2 scale; its characteristic note is the ♯2 / ♯9 (augmented 2nd). It is a mode of the harmonic minor a major 3rd below.

🎸 Genres

Gypsy jazz · Roma music · Klezmer · Classical

m6(addb11) in every key

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