Dominant family
G♭ dominant thirteenth chord
G♭13G♭ dominant thirteenth
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- ♭7
- 9
- 13
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 2
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- G♭1
- ♭2
- A♭9
- ♭3
- B♭3
- 4
- ♭5
- D♭5
- ♯5
- E♭13
- F♭♭7
- 7
- G♭ Root
- B♭ Major 3rd
- D♭ Perfect 5th
- F♭ Minor 7th
- A♭ Major 9th
- E♭ Major 13th
About this chord
What is a G♭ dominant thirteenth chord?
G♭13 is built from 6 notes: G♭ (the root), B♭ (the 3), D♭ (the 5), F♭ (the ♭7), A♭ (the 9), E♭ (the 13). The richest dominant: a big-band sound. The fifth and ninth are often left out when it is played.
- Notes
- G♭ · B♭ · D♭ · F♭ · A♭ · E♭
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
- Also written
- G♭dom13
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
Scales that contain G♭13
Neighbours
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