Dbm11#5 Augmented

The Dbm11#5 chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – A – Cb – Gb.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

Dbm7#5add11Dbm7#5b11Dbm7(#5)11

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).

AFifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

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

CbSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

GbExtension

Eleventh (11)

An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Rock · Pop · Cinematic

m11#5 in every key

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