Unknown chord with root E

Symbols:Unknown
Scale Degree Formula:1-♭3-5-♭7-11-13
Interval Stack:m3 + M3 + m3 + P5 + M3
Notes:E, G, B, D, A, C#
Hear this chord:▸ Synth

Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the E 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 root of the chord (E), then move our first interval (m3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (G). 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:
E1F♭2F#2G♭3G#3A4Bb♭5B5C#5C#6D♭7D#7E8F♭9F#9G♭10G#10A11Bb#11B12C♭13C#13m3M3m3P5M3

Similar Chords

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

Chord TypeChords
Dominant 9thA9
Dominant 9th Flat ThirteenthA9b13
Dominant EleventhA11
Dominant Eleventh Flat NineA11b9
Dominant ThirteenthA13
Major EleventhDM11, AM11
Major ThirteenthDM13
Minor EleventhEm11, Bm11, Am11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineF#m11b9, Em11b9
Minor ThirteenthEm13
Six-NineG6/9

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
DorianE
LocrianC#
LydianG
MajorD
MinorB
MixolydianA
PhrygianF#

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