Galt Dominant 7th

The Galt chord is built from the notes G – B – D – F – Ab – A#.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

G7(b9#9)G7(b9,#9)Galt7Galtaddb9

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.

FSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

AbExtension

Flat ninth (♭9)

A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.

A#Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Half-whole diminished scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

alt in every key

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