Chords
Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian)
Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C
Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian) (Gbmaj9#11) is a major chord of 6 notes: Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C.
Also written GbΔ9#11 · Gb^9#11
Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian)
Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Gb3 · Bb3 · Db4 · F4 · Ab4 · C5 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Gb3 · Ab3 · Bb3 · Db4 · F4 · C5 | |
| Shell | Gb3 · Bb3 · F4 | |
| Rootless | Bb3 · F4 · Ab4 · C5 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian) (Gbmaj9#11) contains the notes Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · 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 Major sharp eleventh (lydian) 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 sharp eleventh (lydian) belongs to.
In which keys
Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian) 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.
Understanding the Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord
Names and symbols
Gbmaj9#11 is the chord symbol for Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian); it is also written GbΔ9#11, Gb^9#11.
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 sharp eleventh (lydian) and F# Major sharp eleventh (lydian) are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. F# Major sharp eleventh (lydian)
Common questions
- What notes are in the Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord?
- The Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord contains the notes Gb · Bb · Db · F · Ab · C: the root Gb with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7M, 9M, 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 Major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord?
- Measured from Gb, the Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 7M, 9M, 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 Major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord?
- On guitar the most common Gb Major sharp eleventh (lydian) shape is 213111, 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 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.