Major familyImaj7 in G♭ major
G♭ major seventh chord
G♭maj7G♭ major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- 7
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
- 2
- ♭3
- B♭3
- 4
- ♭5
- D♭5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- F7
- G♭ Root
- B♭ Major 3rd
- D♭ Perfect 5th
- F Major 7th
About this chord
What is a G♭ major seventh chord?
G♭maj7 is built from 4 notes: G♭ (the root), B♭ (the 3), D♭ (the 5), F (the 7). Soft, open and a little dreamy: the major seventh sits a half step below the octave.
- Notes
- G♭ · B♭ · D♭ · F
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
- Also written
- G♭Δ7 · G♭M7 · G♭ma7
- Found in
- Imaj7 in G♭ major · IVmaj7 in D♭ major · VImaj7 in B♭ minor · IIImaj7 in E♭ minor
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