D-7#5#9b13 Augmented

The D-7#5#9b13 chord is built from the notes D – F – A# – C – E# – Bb.

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Also known as

Dm7#5#9b11b13

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).

A#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.

CSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

E#Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.

BbExtension

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

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