GbM7 Piano Chord

GbM7

Gb Major 7th (with 5th)

Root

Gb

3rd

Bb

5th

Db

Maj 7th

F

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

Gb

Bb

Db

F

The Notes in a Gb Major 7th (with 5th) Chord

The 3rd

Finding Bb from Gb step by step:

Start on: Gb
Step 1: move up to G
Step 2: move up to Ab
Step 3: move up to Bbb
Step 4: Land on Bb

3rd

Bb

Root

Gb

1

2

3

PLAY

G is a minor second above Gb.
Ab is a major 2nd above Gb.
Bbb is a minor third above Gb.
Bb is a major third above Gb.

The 5th

Finding Db from Gb step by step:

Start on: Gb
Step 1: move up to G
Step 2: move up to Ab
Step 3: move up to Bbb
Step 4: move up to Bb
Step 5: move up to B
Step 6: move up to C
Step 7: Land on Db

5th

Db

Root

Gb

1

2

3

4

5

6

PLAY

G is a minor second above Gb.
Ab is a major 2nd above Gb.
Bbb is a minor third above Gb.
Bb is a major third above Gb.
B is a fourth above Gb.
C is a flat fifth above Gb.
Db is a fifth above Gb.

The Maj 7th

Finding F from Gb step by step:

Start on: Gb
Step 1: Land on F

Maj 7th

F

Root

Gb

PLAY

F is a minor second below Gb. The maj 7th is down a minor second? Confusing, right? The note F is down 1 half-steps from Gb, but up 11 half-steps from Gb:

Maj 7th

F

Root

Gb

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

PLAY