Gaddb9 Major
The Gaddb9 chord is built from the notes G – B – D – Ab.
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Chord tones, one by one
GRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — G.
BThird
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
DFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
AbExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Double harmonic major (Byzantine) scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.
🎸 Genres
Flamenco · Middle-Eastern · Klezmer · Neoclassical metal