Bb-6(addb13) Minor

The Bb-6(addb13) chord is built from the notes Bb – Db – F – G – Gb.

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Also known as

Bbm6(addb13)Bbm6(b13)

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.

GExtension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

GbExtension

Flat thirteenth (♭13)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Bebop melodic minor scale; its characteristic note is the passing ♭6 (bebop).

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Straight-ahead jazz

-6(addb13) in every key

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