Gbm7#5#9#11 Augmented

The Gbm7#5#9#11 chord is built from the notes Gb – Bbb – D – Fb – A – C.

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Chord tones, one by one

GbRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — Gb.

BbbThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

DFifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.

FbSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

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

AExtension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

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

CExtension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Locrian scale; its characteristic note is the unstable ♭5.

🎸 Genres

Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion

m7#5#9#11 in every key

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