Chords
Gb 7#5sus4
Gb · Cb · D · Fb
Gb 7#5sus4 (Gb7#5sus4) is a augmented chord of 4 notes: Gb · Cb · D · Fb.
Gb 7#5sus4
Gb · Cb · D · Fb
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Gb3 · Cb3 · D4 · Fb4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Cb3 · D3 · Gb3 · Fb4 | |
| Shell | Gb3 · Cb3 · Fb4 | |
| Rootless | Cb3 · D4 · Fb4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Gb 7#5sus4 (Gb7#5sus4) contains the notes Gb · Cb · D · Fb, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords
Inversions
An inversion of Gb 7#5sus4 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 7#5sus4 belongs to.
In which keys
Gb 7#5sus4 is diatonic to 6 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Scales that contain it
Gb 7#5sus4 fits inside these scales, each built on Gb.
- Gb Messiaen's Mode #6Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · C · D · E · F
Understanding the Gb 7#5sus4 chord
Names and symbols
Gb7#5sus4 is the chord symbol for Gb 7#5sus4.
7♯5, +7 and aug7 usually all mean this chord: a dominant seventh on an augmented triad. Some books use aug7 for the major seventh on the augmented triad instead, so check which seventh a chart intends.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Gb 7#5sus4 chord?
- The Gb 7#5sus4 chord contains the notes Gb · Cb · D · Fb: the root Gb with the intervals 1P, 4P, 5A, 7m 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 7#5sus4 chord?
- Measured from Gb, the Gb 7#5sus4 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 4P, 5A, 7m. 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 7#5sus4 chord?
- On guitar the most common Gb 7#5sus4 shape is 220400, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Gb3 · Cb3 · D4 · Fb4 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.