Dbe7#9 Minor 7th

The Dbe7#9 chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – Ab – Cb – E.

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Also known as

Dbm13add#9Dbm7#9Dbm7add#9Dbmin7#9

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).

AbFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

CbSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

EExtension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Dorian scale; its characteristic note is the major 6th (13).

🎸 Genres

Modal jazz · Funk · Soul · Rock

e7#9 in every key

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