C · Chord

C 7#9b5

C 7#9b5 · Displayed in: C · Dominant seventh chord with sharp ninth and flat fifth · Tones: C, E, Gb, Bb, D# · Aliases: 7(#9,b5)

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C 7#9b5 Public
Chord • 3,1,2,4,2 • 5 tones
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Dominant seventh chord with sharp ninth and flat fifth
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7(#9,b5)
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Note: C Interval: 1 Degree: 1 MIDI: 48 Hz: 415.31

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Note: E Interval: 3 Degree: 2 MIDI: 52 Hz: 523.25

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Note: Gb Interval: b5 Degree: 3 MIDI: 54 Hz: 622.25

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Note: Bb Interval: b7 Degree: 4 MIDI: 58 Hz: 783.99

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Note: D# Interval: #9 Degree: 5 MIDI: 63 Hz: 466.16

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Consonance heuristic Mixed
Set: 0, 1, 3, 7, 9 Vector: [1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2] Score: -0.60 balanced

This set has 5 pitch classes, 3 close/tritone pressure points and 5 consonant-support intervals; average heuristic score: -0.60.

Interval Count Weight Contribution
m2 / M7 1 -5 -5
M2 / m7 2 -2 -4
m3 / M6 2 +2 +4
M3 / m6 2 +2 +4
P4 / P5 1 +3 +3
Tritone 2 -4 -8
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Target Shared tones Pivot Voice-leading Δ consonance Bridge score
C 13b5 Chord
Smooth pivot
C, E, Gb, Bb C, E, Gb, Bb 0.20 0.00 4.37
C 7#11 Chord
Smooth pivot
C, E, Gb, Bb C, E, Gb, Bb 0.20 0.00 4.37
C 7b5b9 Chord
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C, E, Gb, Bb C, E, Gb, Bb 0.20 0.00 4.37
Gb 7#11 Chord
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C, E, Gb, Bb C, E, Gb, Bb 0.20 0.00 4.37
Gb 7#9b5 Chord
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C, E, Gb, Bb C, E, Gb, Bb 0.20 0.00 4.37
Gb 7b5b9 Chord
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C, E, Gb, Bb C, E, Gb, Bb 0.20 0.00 4.37
Gb 13#11 Chord
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C, D#, E, Gb, Bb C, D#, E, Gb 0.08 0.20 4.28
Eb mMaj7b9 Chord
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D#, E, Gb, Bb D#, E, Gb, Bb 0.30 0.10 4.19
C 9b5 Chord
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C, E, Gb, Bb C, E, Gb, Bb 0.20 0.20 4.10
Gb 9b5 Chord
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C, E, Gb, Bb C, E, Gb, Bb 0.30 0.20 4.05
C 7alt Chord
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C, D#, E, Gb, Bb C, D#, E, Gb 0.17 0.40 3.97
Gb Prometheus Scale
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C, D#, E, Gb, Bb C, D#, E, Gb 0.17 0.40 3.97
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