Chords
A# mb6b9
A# · C# · F# · B
A# mb6b9 (A#mb6b9) is a minor chord of 4 notes: A# · C# · F# · B.
A# mb6b9
A# · C# · F# · B
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | A#3 · C#4 · F#4 · B4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | F#3 · A#3 · C#4 · B4 | |
| Shell | A#3 · C#4 · F#4 | |
| Rootless | C#3 · F#3 · B3 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
A# mb6b9 (A#mb6b9) contains the notes A# · C# · F# · B, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of A# mb6b9 puts a chord tone other than A# in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales A# mb6b9 belongs to.
In which keys
A# mb6b9 is diatonic to 5 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Scales that contain it
A# mb6b9 fits inside these scales, each built on A#.
- A# PhrygianA# · B · C# · D# · E# · F# · G#
- A# LocrianA# · B · C# · D# · E · F# · G#
- A# PelogA# · B · C# · E# · F#
- A# UltralocrianA# · B · C# · D · E · F# · G
- A# Bebop LocrianA# · B · C# · D# · E · E# · F# · G#
Understanding the A# mb6b9 chord
Names and symbols
A#mb6b9 is the chord symbol for A# mb6b9.
A# mb6b9 and Bb mb6b9 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Bb mb6b9
Common questions
- What notes are in the A# mb6b9 chord?
- The A# mb6b9 chord contains the notes A# · C# · F# · B: the root A# with the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 9m stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally A#, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the A# mb6b9 chord?
- Measured from A#, the A# mb6b9 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 9m. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the A# mb6b9 chord?
- On guitar the most common A# mb6b9 shape is x14422, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play A#3 · C#4 · F#4 · B4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.