Be7#9 Minor 7th

The Be7#9 chord is built from the notes B – D – F# – A – C##.

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Also known as

Bm13add#9Bm7#9Bm7add#9Bmin7#9

Chord tones, one by one

BRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — B.

DThird

Minor third

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

F#Fifth

Perfect fifth

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

ASeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

C##Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Dorian scale; its characteristic note is the major 6th (13).

🎸 Genres

Modal jazz · Funk · Soul · Rock

e7#9 in every key

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