Bbe7#9 Minor 7th

The Bbe7#9 chord is built from the notes Bb – Db – F – Ab – C#.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

Bbm13add#9Bbm7#9Bbm7add#9Bbmin7#9

Chord tones, one by one

BbRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — Bb.

DbThird

Minor third

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

FFifth

Perfect fifth

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

AbSeventh

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

More Bb chords

More Bb chords from Dorian