F#addb9 Major

The F#addb9 chord is built from the notes F# – A# – C# – G.

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Chord tones, one by one

F#Root

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — F#.

A#Third

Major third

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

C#Fifth

Perfect fifth

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

GExtension

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

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