F#m6(add9addb5) Diminished

The F#m6(add9addb5) chord is built from the notes F# – A – C – D#.

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Also known as

F#m6(addb5)F#m6(b5)F#min6(b5)

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).

CFifth

Diminished fifth (♭5)

Six semitones — a flat fifth. Creates instability, typical of m7♭5 and diminished chords.

D#Extension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole-half diminished scale.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

m6(add9addb5) in every key

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