Gb9#5 chord

Gb9#5 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

Description

The Gb9#5 is an altered dominant chord and is usually played in one of the two movable shapes depending on the most fitting position on the fretboard (it's also sometimes played with the root on the 4th string as a rootless voicing).

Chord structure

The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, augmented fifth, minor seventh and ninth intervals. Notice that the third is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

Gb9#5 is an abbreviation for G flat dominant ninth with a sharpened fifth. Other abbreviations are Gb9(#5) and Gb9+5. Notice that the chord also can be named as Gb9b13.

Notes

The notes that the Gb9#5 chord consists of are Gb, Bb, D, E, Ab.

Chord progressions

Examples of progressions featuring Gb9#5.

Progression 1: Gb9#5 functions as a V chord.
Ebm7	Abm7	Gb9#5	Bmaj7

Progression 2: Classic jazz resolution.
Abm7	Db9	Gb9#5	Bmaj7

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