Bbmmaj13b9 Minor-Major 7th

The Bbmmaj13b9 chord is built from the notes Bb – Db – F – A – Cb – Eb.

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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.

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.

EbExtension

Eleventh (11)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Classical · Cinematic · Tango

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