Gbma7#9#11 Major 7th

The Gbma7#9#11 chord is built from the notes Gb – Bb – Db – F – A – C.

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Chord tones, one by one

GbRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — Gb.

BbThird

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

DbFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

FSeventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

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

Lydian ♯2harmonic minor a major 3rd below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian ♯2 scale; its characteristic note is the ♯2 / ♯9 (augmented 2nd). It is a mode of the harmonic minor a major 3rd below.

🎸 Genres

Gypsy jazz · Roma music · Klezmer · Classical

ma7#9#11 in every key

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