How to play the Gb6 piano chord

(Basic Gb6 piano chord and Inversions of the Gb6 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: Gb6
  • The Gb6 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A sixth chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Major third, Fifth, Sixth
  • The 4 notes in the Gb6 chord are: Gb – Bb – Db – Eb
  • A sixth chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Major third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Sixth at the bottom.

 

In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Gb6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

Gb6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
Gb6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

Gb6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)
Gb6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)

 

Gb6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
Gb6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

Gb6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)
Gb6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)

 

More on the Gb6 chord

  • The Gb6 chord is derived from the Gb major (ionian) scale.
  • The Gb major (ionian) scale consists of the notes: Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – Db – Eb – F – (Gb)