Bb-maj7#5 Augmented

The Bb-maj7#5 chord is built from the notes Bb – Db – F# – A.

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Also known as

Bbm(maj7#5)Bbmmaj7#5

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.

ASeventh

Major seventh

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole-half diminished scale.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

-maj7#5 in every key

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