Jazzity

Chord

D# Major 6

  • D#6
  • D#maj6
  • D#M6
  • D#major6
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Notes and intervals
D#M3F##m3A#2B#

D# Major 6, written D#6, is built from D#, F##, A# and B#: the root, major 3rd, 5th and 6th.

Its 3rd and 6th, F## and B#, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Pentatonic

    D# Pentatonic

    The major pentatonic scale leaves the 4th and 7th out of the major scale, so it has no ...

  2. Mode of Major

    D# Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  3. Mode of Major Bebop

    D# Major Bebop

    The major bebop scale adds a #5 passing tone to the major scale, so that a run of eight...

Voicings All 14