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G♭ dominant seventh sharp nine chord

G♭7♯9

G♭ dominant seventh sharp nine

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • ♯9

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 8

No barre: each note has its own finger.

E×ADGBe×89101112G♭B♭F♭A

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

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. G♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. A♯9
  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 Augmented 9th

About this chord

What is a G♭ dominant seventh sharp nine chord?

G♭7♯9 is built from 5 notes: G♭ (the root), B♭ (the 3), D♭ (the 5), F♭ (the ♭7), A (the ♯9). Major and minor third at once: the gritty rock and funk chord.

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

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