Gbmaj13b13 Major 7th

The Gbmaj13b13 chord is built from the notes Gb – Bb – Db – F – Ab – Ebb.

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Also known as

Gbmaj9(b15)

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).

AbExtension

Ninth (9)

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

EbbExtension

Flat thirteenth (♭13)

A ♭13 — dark altered tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Harmonic major scale; its characteristic note is the dark ♭6.

🎸 Genres

Jazz · Gospel · Classical

maj13b13 in every key

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