Daug11b9 Augmented

The Daug11b9 chord is built from the notes D – F# – A# – C – Eb – F#.

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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).

A#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

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

F#Extension

Extension (16 st)

An upper extension 16 semitones above the root.

🎼 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

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