CHORD REFERENCE

G♭maj9

G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭1 3 5 7 9

Also written F♯maj9 — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The G♭ Major 9th 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♭1B♭3D♭5F7A♭9

G♭maj9 is Gb, Bb, Db, F, Ab — the 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 above the root G♭.

Piano
FG♭B♭D♭A♭
Guitar

Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eFG♭A♭B♭D♭BD♭FG♭A♭B♭GA♭B♭D♭FG♭DFG♭A♭B♭D♭AB♭D♭FG♭A♭EFG♭A♭B♭D♭

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)

357912AB♭D♭FG♭A♭EFG♭A♭B♭D♭CD♭FG♭A♭B♭GA♭B♭D♭FG♭

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

In which keys

G♭maj9 is a diatonic chord in these keys:

IVC♯ majorIF♯ major♭IIIE♭ minor♭VIB♭ 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♭m9Minor 9thG♭11Dominant 11thG♭13Dominant 13th
Major 9th on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

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