B-7b9#5 Augmented
The B-7b9#5 chord is built from the notes B – D – F## – A – C.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Bm7#5b9Bm7#5b9#13Bm7(#5)b9Bmi7#5b9Bmi7(b9#5)Bmi7b9#5Bminalt
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.
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.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Phrygian scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.
🎸 Genres
Flamenco · Metal · Modal jazz