Gbmadd9 Minor

The Gbmadd9 chord is built from the notes Gb – Bbb – Db – Ab.

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Also known as

Gb-(add2)Gbm(add9)

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.

AbExtension

Ninth (9)

A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

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

🎸 Genres

Modal jazz · Funk · Soul · Rock

madd9 in every key

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