Dbm13addb9 Minor 7th
The Dbm13addb9 chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – Ab – Cb – Ebb – Bb.
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Also known as
Dbm13b9
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).
EbbExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
BbExtension
Thirteenth (13)
A 13th — full, rich top extension.
🎼 Related scales
Dorian ♭2 (Phrygian ♮6)melodic minor a major 2nd below
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Dorian ♭2 (Phrygian ♮6) scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2. It is a mode of the melodic minor a major 2nd below.
🎸 Genres
Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion