Db-11b9 Minor 7th

The Db-11b9 chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – Ab – Cb – Ebb – Gb.

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Also known as

Dbm11(b9)Dbm11addb9Dbm11b9Dbm7(b9,11)Dbmin11b9

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.

GbExtension

Eleventh (11)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Phrygian scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.

🎸 Genres

Flamenco · Metal · Modal jazz

-11b9 in every key

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