C#m7#5add9 Augmented

The C#m7#5add9 chord is built from the notes C# – E – G## – B – D#.

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Also known as

C#m9#5C#m9add#5

Chord tones, one by one

C#Root

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — C#.

EThird

Minor third

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

G##Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

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

BSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

D#Extension

Ninth (9)

A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Aeolian (natural minor) scale; its characteristic note is the dark ♭6.

🎸 Genres

Rock · Pop · Cinematic

m7#5add9 in every key

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