Bbm9addb13 Minor 7th

The Bbm9addb13 chord is built from the notes Bb – Db – F – Ab – C – Gb.

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Also known as

Bbm9b13Bbmin9b13

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).

CExtension

Ninth (9)

A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.

GbExtension

Flat thirteenth (♭13)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Rock · Pop · Cinematic

m9addb13 in every key

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