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Dominant family

G♭ dominant ninth chord

G♭9

G♭ dominant ninth

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • 9

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 2

Lay your index flat across strings 6 to 2 at fret 2.

EADGBe12345Barre at fret 2G♭D♭F♭B♭D♭A♭

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭♭♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. G♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. A♭9
  4. ♭3
  5. B♭3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. D♭5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. F♭♭7
  12. 7
  • G♭ Root
  • B♭ Major 3rd
  • D♭ Perfect 5th
  • F♭ Minor 7th
  • A♭ Major 9th

About this chord

What is a G♭ dominant ninth chord?

G♭9 is built from 5 notes: G♭ (the root), B♭ (the 3), D♭ (the 5), F♭ (the ♭7), A♭ (the 9). The dominant seventh with a ninth: funky and full.

Notes
G♭ · B♭ · D♭ · F♭ · A♭
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
Also written
G♭dom9
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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