Em6(add11addb9) Minor
The Em6(add11addb9) chord is built from the notes E – G – B – C# – F – A.
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Also known as
Em6/9(11)
Chord tones, one by one
ERoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — E.
GThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
BFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
C#Extension
Thirteenth (13)
A 13th — full, rich top extension.
FExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
AExtension
Eleventh (11)
An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.
🎼 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