Unknown chord with root C#

Symbols:Unknown
Scale Degree Formula:1-3-5-7-11-13
Interval Stack:M3 + m3 + M3 + A4 + M3
Notes:C#, F, G#, C, F#, Bb
Hear this chord:▸ Guitar

Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the C# major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-3-5-7-11-13, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the lowest note of the chord (C#), then move our first interval (M3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (F). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
C#1D♭2D#2E♭3F3F#4G♭5G#5A#5Bb6B♭7C7C#8D♭9D#9E♭10F10F#11G#11G#12A♭13Bb13M3m3M3A4M3

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
Dominant 9th Flat ThirteenthBb9b13
Dominant EleventhG#11
Dominant ThirteenthG#13
Major 9thF#M9
Major 9th Flat FifthF#Maj9b5
Major EleventhF#M11, C#M11
Major ThirteenthC#M13
Minor 7th Flat ThirteenthBbm7b13
Minor 9thBbm9
Minor EleventhD#m11, Bbm11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineFm11b9
Minor ThirteenthD#m13

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
DorianD#
LocrianC
LydianF#
MajorC#
MinorBb
MixolydianG#
PhrygianF

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