Am7b9b13add#5 Augmented

The Am7b9b13add#5 chord is built from the notes A – C – E# – G – Bb – F.

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Also known as

Ami7(b9#5b13)Ami7b9#5b13

Chord tones, one by one

ARoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — A.

CThird

Minor third

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

E#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.

GSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

BbExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.

FExtension

Flat thirteenth (♭13)

A ♭13 — dark altered tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Phrygian scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.

🎸 Genres

Flamenco · Metal · Modal jazz

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