B-6(#5#9) Augmented

The B-6(#5#9) chord is built from the notes B – D – F## – G# – C##.

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Also known as

Bm6(#5#9)

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

Augmented fifth (♯5)

Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.

G#Extension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

C##Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole-half diminished scale.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

-6(#5#9) in every key

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