CHORD REFERENCE

G♭11

G♭ – D♭ – F♭ – A♭ – C♭1 5 b7 9 11

Also written F♯11 — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The G♭ Dominant 11th chord and everything around it — the notes and how they are built, the shape on piano and guitar, the sound, and the keys it belongs to.

Notes
G♭1D♭5F♭b7A♭9C♭11

G♭11 is Gb, Db, Fb, Ab, Cb — the 1, 5, b7, 9 and 11 above the root G♭.

Piano
F♭C♭G♭D♭A♭
Guitar

Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eF♭G♭A♭C♭D♭F♭BC♭D♭F♭G♭A♭C♭GA♭C♭D♭F♭G♭DF♭G♭A♭C♭D♭AC♭D♭F♭G♭A♭EF♭G♭A♭C♭D♭F♭

Root notes are red. There is no standard open shape for this chord — any group of these notes on the neck sounds the chord.

Ukulele (standard G–C–E–A)

357912AC♭D♭F♭G♭A♭EF♭G♭A♭C♭D♭F♭CD♭F♭G♭A♭C♭GA♭C♭D♭F♭G♭

Every position of the chord tones on the ukulele neck — any group that sounds only Gb, Db, Fb, Ab, Cb plays the chord.

In which keys

G♭11 is a diatonic chord in these keys:

iiE majorviA majorVB majorivC♯ minoriF♯ minor♭VIIA♭ minor
Other G♭ chords

Triads

G♭MajorG♭mMinorG♭5Power Chord (5)G♭dimDiminishedG♭augAugmentedG♭sus2Suspended 2ndG♭sus4Suspended 4th

Sixths & sevenths

G♭6Major 6thG♭m6Minor 6thG♭7Dominant 7thG♭maj7Major 7thG♭m7Minor 7thG♭m(maj7)Minor–Major 7thG♭dim7Diminished 7thG♭m7♭5Half-Diminished (m7♭5)G♭7sus47sus4

Altered dominants

G♭7♭57♭5G♭7♯57♯5 (Augmented 7th)G♭7♭97♭9G♭7♯97♯9 (Hendrix Chord)

Extended & added

G♭add9Added 9thG♭6/96/9G♭9Dominant 9thG♭maj9Major 9thG♭m9Minor 9thG♭13Dominant 13th
Dominant 11th on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

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