Eb7(b13) — dominant flat thirteenth
Also written D#7(b13) — the same chord, spelled the other way.
Notes in Eb7(b13): Eb – G – Bb – Db – CbFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – b13In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
The 7(b13) is a dark dominant, with the thirteenth lowered. The tension pulls strongly toward resolution.
The same chord on all four instruments
Where to use it: A dark resolution, especially to a minor chord.
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See the whole neck in Chord & Fret →Part of the Altered dominants family.