Gbm7 Minor 7th

The Gbm7 chord is built from the notes Gb – Bbb – Db – Fb.

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Also known as

Gb-7Gbm-7Gbm7(root,5,7)Gbm7(root37)Gbm7(root57)Gbmi7Gbmin-7Gbmin7

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).

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).

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Dorian scale; its characteristic note is the major 6th (13).

🎸 Genres

Modal jazz · Funk · Soul · Rock

m7 in every key

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