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How to play the Gbmaj7 piano chord

(Basic Gbmaj7 piano chord and Inversions of the Gbmaj7 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: Gbmaj7, Gb∆, Gb∆7
  • The Gbmaj7 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A major-seventh chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Major third, Fifth, Major seventh
  • The 4 notes in the Gbmaj7 chord are: Gb – Bb – Db – F
  • A major-seventh 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, Major 7th. at the bottom.

 

In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Gbmaj7 piano chord in the 4 positions.

Gbmaj7 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
Gbmaj7 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

Gbmaj7 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)
Gbmaj7 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)

 

Gbmaj7 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
Gbmaj7 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

Gbmaj7 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Major seventh at the bottom)
Gbmaj7 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Major seventh at the bottom)

 

More on the Gbmaj7 chord

  • The Gbmaj7 chord is step 1 in the Gb major (ionian) scale.
  • The Gbmaj7 chord is step 3 in the Eb minor (aeolian) scale

The Gb major (ionian) scale consists of the notes: Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – Db – Eb – F – Gb
The Eb minor (aeolian) scale consists of the notes: Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – Db – Eb

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