Dbdim7add#9 Diminished

The Dbdim7add#9 chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – Abb – Cbb – E.

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Also known as

Dbmindim15Dbo(add#9)Dbo(add15)

Chord tones, one by one

DbRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — Db.

FbThird

Minor third

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

AbbFifth

Diminished fifth (♭5)

Six semitones — a flat fifth. Creates instability, typical of m7♭5 and diminished chords.

CbbSeventh

Diminished seventh (♭♭7)

Nine semitones — a doubly-flat seventh, found in fully diminished 7th chords.

EExtension

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

dim7add#9 in every key

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