Gb-7b9 Minor 7th
The Gb-7b9 chord is built from the notes Gb – Bbb – Db – Fb – Abb.
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Also known as
Gbm7b9Gbmi7addb9Gbmi7b9Gbmin7b9Gbmin9b9
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).
AbbExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Phrygian scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.
🎸 Genres
Flamenco · Metal · Modal jazz