D#11#13 Dominant 7th

The D#11#13 chord is built from the notes D – F# – A – C – G# – Dbb.

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Also known as

D#13#11

Chord tones, one by one

DRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — D.

F#Third

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

AFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

CSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

G#Extension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

DbbExtension

Extension (22 st)

An upper extension 22 semitones above the root.

🎼 Related scales

Lydian dominant (acoustic)melodic minor a perfect 4th below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian dominant (acoustic) scale; its characteristic note is the ♯11 over a ♭7 (the acoustic sound). It is a mode of the melodic minor a perfect 4th below.

🎸 Genres

Jazz fusion · Modal jazz · Bossa/MPB

#11#13 in every key

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