Gbsus4 Suspended
The Gbsus4 chord is built from the notes Gb – Cb – Db.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
Gb7(root,5,7)Gbsus4add11
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.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).
🎸 Genres
Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel
🎤 Artists who made it famous
The Who · Tom Petty