Eb-7b9#5 Augmented
The Eb-7b9#5 chord is built from the notes Eb – Gb – B – Db – Fb.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Ebm7#5b9Ebm7#5b9#13Ebm7(#5)b9Ebmi7#5b9Ebmi7(b9#5)Ebmi7b9#5Ebminalt
Chord tones, one by one
EbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Eb.
GbThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
BFifth
Augmented fifth (♯5)
Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.
DbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
FbExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Phrygian scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.
🎸 Genres
Flamenco · Metal · Modal jazz