Db-6(addb13) Minor

The Db-6(addb13) chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – Ab – Bb – Bbb.

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Also known as

Dbm6(addb13)Dbm6(b13)

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.

BbExtension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

BbbExtension

Flat thirteenth (♭13)

A ♭13 — dark altered tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Bebop melodic minor scale; its characteristic note is the passing ♭6 (bebop).

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Straight-ahead jazz

-6(addb13) in every key

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