D7b5b9addb13 Dominant 7th
The D7b5b9addb13 chord is built from the notes D – F# – Ab – C – Eb – Bb.
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Also known as
Dalt9b13
Chord tones, one by one
DRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — D.
F#Third
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
AbFifth
Diminished fifth (♭5)
Six semitones — a flat fifth. Creates instability, typical of m7♭5 and diminished chords.
CSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
EbExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
BbExtension
Flat thirteenth (♭13)
A ♭13 — dark altered tension over a dominant chord.
🎼 Related scales
Altered (super-Locrian)melodic minor a semitone above
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Altered (super-Locrian) scale; its characteristic note is the ♭13, a dominant's maximum tension. It is a mode of the melodic minor a semitone above.
🎸 Genres
Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion