D-6(addb9) Minor
The D-6(addb9) chord is built from the notes D – F – A – B – Eb.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
D-6(b9)D-6/9Dmi6/9Dmin6(b9)Dmin6add9
Chord tones, one by one
DRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — D.
FThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
AFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
BExtension
Thirteenth (13)
A 13th — full, rich top extension.
EbExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
🎼 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