Gb-sus4b9 Suspended
The Gb-sus4b9 chord is built from the notes Gb – Cb – Db – Fb – Abb.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Gb7sus4(b9)Gb7sus4b9
Chord tones, one by one
GbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Gb.
CbThird
Suspended 4th
A perfect 4th replaces the third — tense, wants to resolve (sus4).
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