F#ma7b5b9 Major 7th

The F#ma7b5b9 chord is built from the notes F# – A# – C – E# – G.

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Also known as

F#maj7b5b9

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).

CFifth

Diminished fifth (♭5)

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

E#Seventh

Major seventh

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

GExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

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

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian ♭2 scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.

🎸 Genres

Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion

ma7b5b9 in every key

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