Dbmin11b13 Minor 7th

The Dbmin11b13 chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – Ab – Cb – Eb – Gb – Bbb.

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Also known as

Dbmin13b13

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).

EbExtension

Ninth (9)

A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.

GbExtension

Eleventh (11)

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

BbbExtension

Flat thirteenth (♭13)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Rock · Pop · Cinematic

min11b13 in every key

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