Are Major Flat 6ths ever in music?
I know that I have heard Ebb6 on the start of star wars theme song and I heard Bbb6 on another music at the end.
C Major 6th contains C, E, G, A.
Normally mb6 chords are used
I have heard them in some music
Are Major Flat 6ths really in music?
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If you're thinking in jazz 'scale=chord' terms there are scales that include the major 3rd and the b6, so I expect someone will have used a chord name like 'Cmaj11(b6)' (I think that includes one of everything?)
In more functional harmony, a b6 usually turns out to be a #5 , replacing the 5th rather than additional to it. But we allow 'C6' to break the 'pile of 3rds' system, so if you feel a crunchy b6 sounds good there's no reason not to allow 'C(b6)'.
In your question, I think you may be confusing 'Cm6' where the third is minor with 'C(b6)' where the 6th is.
Often, in film scores, Major triads are played with their minor 6th used as a passing tone (The Axiom's music in WALL-E, or pretty much any space/sci-fi soundtrack). So, in a way, one could analyse that as a Major ?6 chord. Let me reiterate that it's really common in film scores.
I can't give a specific example, but the "major flat 6th" chord is a subset of the dominant ?13 chord. If we're in the key of F major, for instance, the V?13 would include C E G as the V chord and A? as the ?13.
Typically, ?13 chords will also include a seventh (B? in this case) and potentially even 9ths and 11ths (D and F). But these chords will certainly give you a place to start.
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