A Minor Flat Sixth Chord
Also known as:
AMinor Flat 6th , AFlat 6th , Am♭6 , Amin♭6 , Ami♭6 , A−♭6
The A Minor Flat Sixth Chord has a minor quality which includes a minor Third interval that produces a generally sad sound. A Minor Flat Sixth Chord contains the notes A, C, E, F. The A Minor Flat Sixth Chord is an Added type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root A, the Third C, and the Fifth E) and one or more additional notes, in this case the Flat Sixth F.
Below you will find the A Minor Flat Sixth Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
A, C, E, F
Can be omitted: E
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Tonic |
| C | ♭3 | Mediant |
| E | 5 | Dominant |
| F | ♭6 | Submediant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| A > A | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| A > C | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| A > E | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| A > F | 8 | minor 6th (m6) |
Scales related to A Minor Flat Sixth Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the A Minor Flat Sixth Chord.
vi Chord of C Major Scale
iii Chord of F Major Scale
i Chord of A Natural Minor Scale
v Chord of D Natural Minor Scale
i Chord of A Harmonic Minor Scale
vi Chord of C Ionian Mode
iii Chord of F Ionian Mode
v Chord of D Dorian Mode
ii Chord of G Dorian Mode
i Chord of A Phrygian Mode
iv Chord of E Phrygian Mode
vii Chord of B♭ Lydian Mode
iii Chord of F Lydian Mode
vi Chord of C Mixolydian Mode
ii Chord of G Mixolydian Mode
i Chord of A Aeolian Mode
v Chord of D Aeolian Mode
♭vii Chord of B Locrian Mode
iv Chord of E Locrian Mode
iv Chord of E Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A Minor Flat Sixth Chord.
vi Chord of B♯ Major Scale
iii Chord of E♯ Major Scale
vi Chord of B♯ Ionian Mode
iii Chord of E♯ Ionian Mode
iv Chord of F♭ Phrygian Mode
vii Chord of A♯ Lydian Mode
iii Chord of E♯ Lydian Mode
vi Chord of B♯ Mixolydian Mode
♭vii Chord of C♭ Locrian Mode
iv Chord of F♭ Locrian Mode
iv Chord of F♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode
Chords related to A Minor Flat Sixth Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Minor Flat Sixth Chord.
E♯ Major Seventh Chord
F Major Seventh Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Minor Flat Sixth Chord and have the same root note.
No matches found
Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Minor Flat Sixth Chord but have a different root note.
E♯ Major Seventh Chord
F Major Seventh Chord
E♯ Major Ninth Chord
F Major Ninth Chord
E♯ Major Eleventh Chord
F Major Eleventh Chord
B♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
C Major Thirteenth Chord
E♯ Major Thirteenth Chord
F Major Thirteenth Chord
A♯ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
B♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
E♯ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
F Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
D Minor Ninth Chord
D Minor Eleventh Chord
D Minor Thirteenth Chord
G Minor Thirteenth Chord
B♯ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
C Dominant Thirteenth Chord
G Dominant Thirteenth Chord
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