Bbma7b9#11 Major 7th

The Bbma7b9#11 chord is built from the notes Bb – D – F – A – Cb – E.

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Chord tones, one by one

BbRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — Bb.

DThird

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

FFifth

Perfect fifth

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

ASeventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

CbExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

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

EExtension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion

ma7b9#11 in every key

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