Chords
F 7b6
F · A · C · Db · Eb
F 7b6 (F7b6) is a major chord of 5 notes: F · A · C · Db · Eb.
F 7b6
F · A · C · Db · Eb
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Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | F3 · A3 · C4 · Db4 · Eb4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Db3 · F3 · A3 · C4 · Eb4 | |
| Shell | F3 · A3 · Eb4 | |
| Rootless | A3 · Db4 · Eb4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
F 7b6 (F7b6) contains the notes F · A · C · Db · Eb, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords
Inversions
An inversion of F 7b6 puts a chord tone other than F in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales F 7b6 belongs to.
In which keys
F 7b6 is diatonic to 1 key; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
- Bb minorV7b6Dominant
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
F 7b6 fits inside these scales, each built on F.
- F Phrygian DominantF · Gb · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb
- F Mixolydian b6F · G · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb
- F Lydian MinorF · G · A · B · C · Db · Eb
- F Spanish HeptatonicF · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb
- F Messiaen's Mode #3F · G · Ab · A · B · C · Db · Eb · E
Understanding the F 7b6 chord
Names and symbols
F7b6 is the chord symbol for F 7b6.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F 7b6 chord?
- The F 7b6 chord contains the notes F · A · C · Db · Eb: the root F with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 6m, 7m stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally F, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the F 7b6 chord?
- Measured from F, the F 7b6 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 6m, 7m. 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 F 7b6 chord?
- On guitar the most common F 7b6 shape is 141211, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play F3 · A3 · C4 · Db4 · Eb4 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.