Gb9sus4 Suspended
The Gb9sus4 chord is built from the notes Gb – Cb – Db – Fb – Ab.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Gb9susGbm9susGbmin9sus4
Chord tones, one by one
GbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Gb.
CbThird
Suspended 4th
A perfect 4th replaces the third — tense, wants to resolve (sus4).
DbFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
FbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
AbExtension
Ninth (9)
A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).
🎸 Genres
Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel