F#b13b11 Dominant 7th

The F#b13b11 chord is built from the notes F# – A# – C# – E – A# – D.

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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.

ESeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

A#Extension

Extension (16 st)

An upper extension 16 semitones above the root.

DExtension

Flat thirteenth (♭13)

A ♭13 — dark altered tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

Mixolydian ♭6 (Aeolian dominant)melodic minor a perfect 5th below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Mixolydian ♭6 (Aeolian dominant) scale; its characteristic note is the dark ♭6. It is a mode of the melodic minor a perfect 5th below.

🎸 Genres

Jazz fusion · Modal jazz · Bossa/MPB

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