2 4 3 3 2 2
Gbmaj7
Notes: Gb · Bb · Db · F
More common: F#maj7
Triads
Suspended
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Extensions
Common shapes (4)
x x 4 6 6 6
x 9 8 6 6 6
x 9 11 10 11 9
Other shapes (16)
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2 1 3 3 x x
2 4 3 3 x x
x x 4 3 2 1
2 x 3 3 2 x
x x 4 3 6 6
2 1 3 x 2 x
x 9 8 6 6 x
x 9 11 10 11 x
x 9 8 10 7 x
x 9 8 10 11 x
x 9 8 10 x 9
x 9 x 6 6 6
About Gbmaj7
Gbmaj7 is built from four notes: Gb (root), Bb (major third), Db (perfect fifth) and F (major seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – 7. It is a major seventh chord: it sounds smooth, elegant and a little dreamy, and it is widely used in jazz, bossa nova and pop.
Gbmaj7 has 4 common voicings, based on the E, D, C and A shapes of the CAGED system. There are 16 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. Another way to write Gbmaj7 is F#maj7 (the same piano key, with a different name). The usual choice is F#maj7.