Chords
Gb Lydian dominant seventh
Gb · Bb · Db · Fb · C
Gb Lydian dominant seventh (Gb7#11) is a major chord of 5 notes: Gb · Bb · Db · Fb · C.
Also written Gb7#4
Gb Lydian dominant seventh
Gb · Bb · Db · Fb · C
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Gb3 · Bb3 · Db4 · Fb4 · C5 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Fb3 · Gb3 · Bb3 · Db4 · C5 | |
| Shell | Gb3 · Bb3 · Fb4 | |
| Rootless | Fb4 · Ab4 · C5 · E5 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Gb Lydian dominant seventh (Gb7#11) contains the notes Gb · Bb · Db · Fb · C, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of Gb Lydian dominant seventh puts a chord tone other than Gb in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Gb Lydian dominant seventh belongs to.
In which keys
Gb Lydian dominant seventh is not diatonic to any major or minor key: at least one of its notes lies outside every one of them.
Scales that contain it
Gb Lydian dominant seventh fits inside these scales, each built on Gb.
- Gb Lydian DominantGb · Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb
- Gb Hungarian MajorGb · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb
Understanding the Gb Lydian dominant seventh chord
Names and symbols
Gb7#11 is the chord symbol for Gb Lydian dominant seventh; it is also written Gb7#4.
Gb Lydian dominant seventh and F# Lydian dominant seventh are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. F# Lydian dominant seventh
Common questions
- What notes are in the Gb Lydian dominant seventh chord?
- The Gb Lydian dominant seventh chord contains the notes Gb · Bb · Db · Fb · C: the root Gb with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7m, 11A stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Gb, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Gb Lydian dominant seventh chord?
- Measured from Gb, the Gb Lydian dominant seventh chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7m, 11A. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the Gb Lydian dominant seventh chord?
- On guitar the most common Gb Lydian dominant seventh shape is 232322, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Gb3 · Bb3 · Db4 · Fb4 · C5 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.