Fma7addb9 Major 7th

The Fma7addb9 chord is built from the notes F – A – C – E – Gb.

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Also known as

Fma7b9Fmaj7addb9Fmajb9

Chord tones, one by one

FRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — F.

AThird

Major third

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

CFifth

Perfect fifth

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

ESeventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

GbExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Double harmonic major (Byzantine) scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.

🎸 Genres

Flamenco · Middle-Eastern · Klezmer · Neoclassical metal

ma7addb9 in every key

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