F#m6(add11addb9) Minor

The F#m6(add11addb9) chord is built from the notes F# – A – C# – D# – G – B.

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Also known as

F#m6/9(11)

Chord tones, one by one

F#Root

Root

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

AThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

C#Fifth

Perfect fifth

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

D#Extension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

GExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

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

BExtension

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

m6(add11addb9) in every key

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