Bbm11#5 Augmented

The Bbm11#5 chord is built from the notes Bb – Db – F# – Ab – Eb.

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Also known as

Bbm7#5add11Bbm7#5b11Bbm7(#5)11

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).

F#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

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

AbSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

EbExtension

Eleventh (11)

An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Aeolian (natural minor) scale; its characteristic note is the dark ♭6.

🎸 Genres

Rock · Pop · Cinematic

m11#5 in every key

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