Em6(#9#11) Minor

The Em6(#9#11) chord is built from the notes E – G – B – C# – F## – A#.

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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.

F##Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

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

A#Extension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

🎼 Related scales

Dorian ♯4 (Ukrainian)harmonic minor a perfect 4th below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Dorian ♯4 (Ukrainian) scale; its characteristic note is the ♯4 / ♯11 (the Ukrainian color). It is a mode of the harmonic minor a perfect 4th below.

🎸 Genres

Gypsy jazz · Roma music · Klezmer · Classical

m6(#9#11) in every key

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