Bm7addb9#13 Minor 7th

The Bm7addb9#13 chord is built from the notes B – D – F# – A – C – Bbb.

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Chord tones, one by one

BRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — B.

DThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

F#Fifth

Perfect fifth

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

ASeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

CExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

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

BbbExtension

Extension (22 st)

An upper extension 22 semitones above the root.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Flamenco · Metal · Modal jazz

m7addb9#13 in every key

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