Gb-(maj11) Minor-Major 7th

The Gb-(maj11) chord is built from the notes Gb – Bbb – Db – F – Cb.

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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.

FSeventh

Major seventh

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

CbExtension

Eleventh (11)

An 11th — a suspended, airy color on top of the chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Melodic minor scale; its characteristic note is the major 7th.

🎸 Genres

Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion

-(maj11) in every key

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