Chords
Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh
Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C · Eb
Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh (Gbmaj13#11) is a major chord of 7 notes: Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C · Eb.
Also written GbM13#11 · GbM13+4 · GbM13#4
Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh
Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C · Eb
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Gb3 · Bb3 · Db4 · F4 · Ab4 · C5 · Eb5 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Gb3 · Bb3 · C4 · Db4 · F4 · Ab4 · Eb5 | |
| Shell | Gb3 · Bb3 · F4 | |
| Rootless | Bb3 · F4 · Ab4 · C5 · Eb5 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh (Gbmaj13#11) contains the notes Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C · Eb, 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 Major thirteenth sharp eleventh 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 Major thirteenth sharp eleventh belongs to.
In which keys
Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh fits inside these scales, each built on Gb.
Understanding the Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh chord
Names and symbols
Gbmaj13#11 is the chord symbol for Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh; it is also written GbM13#11, GbM13+4, GbM13#4.
maj7, M7, Δ7, ma7 and ^7 all mean the major seventh. A lowercase m7 is a different chord, the minor seventh, so the capital letter and the triangle are the only things keeping the two apart on a chart.
Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh and F# Major thirteenth sharp eleventh are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. F# Major thirteenth sharp eleventh
Common questions
- What notes are in the Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh chord?
- The Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh chord contains the notes Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C · Eb: the root Gb with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7M, 9M, 11A, 13M 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 Major thirteenth sharp eleventh chord?
- Measured from Gb, the Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7M, 9M, 11A, 13M. 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 Major thirteenth sharp eleventh chord?
- On guitar the most common Gb Major thirteenth sharp eleventh shape is 211111, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Gb3 · Bb3 · Db4 · F4 · Ab4 · C5 · Eb5 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.