Chords
Bb 7add6
Bb · D · F · Ab · G
Bb 7add6 (Bb7add6) is a major chord of 5 notes: Bb · D · F · Ab · G.
Also written Bb67 · Bb7add13
Bb 7add6
Bb · D · F · Ab · G
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Bb3 · D4 · F4 · Ab4 · G5 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Ab3 · Bb3 · D4 · F4 · G5 | |
| Shell | Bb3 · D4 · Ab4 | |
| Rootless | D3 · Ab3 · G4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Bb 7add6 (Bb7add6) contains the notes Bb · D · F · Ab · G, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of Bb 7add6 puts a chord tone other than Bb in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Bb 7add6 belongs to.
In which keys
Bb 7add6 is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Bb 7add6 fits inside these scales, each built on Bb.
- Bb MixolydianBb · C · D · Eb · F · G · Ab
- Bb Lydian DominantBb · C · D · E · F · G · Ab
- Bb Half-Whole DiminishedBb · Cb · Db · D · E · F · G · Ab
- Bb Hungarian MajorBb · C# · D · E · F · G · Ab
- Bb BebopBb · C · D · Eb · F · G · Ab · A
- Bb Bebop MinorBb · C · Db · D · Eb · F · G · Ab
- Bb Kafi RagaBb · Db · D · Eb · F · G · Ab · A
- Bb Composite BluesBb · C · Db · D · Eb · Fb · F · G · Ab
Understanding the Bb 7add6 chord
Names and symbols
Bb7add6 is the chord symbol for Bb 7add6; it is also written Bb67, Bb7add13.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Bb 7add6 chord?
- The Bb 7add6 chord contains the notes Bb · D · F · Ab · G: the root Bb with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7m, 13M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Bb, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Bb 7add6 chord?
- Measured from Bb, the Bb 7add6 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7m, 13M. 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 Bb 7add6 chord?
- On guitar the most common Bb 7add6 shape is x13133, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Bb3 · D4 · F4 · Ab4 · G5 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.