Gbadd9 chord

Gbadd9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Gbadd9 is equivalent to F sharp added 9th. Gbadd9 can be seen as a Gb triad with an added ninth (Ab) and is comparable to Gbadd2. It is usually played as one of the possible movable shapes.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth and major ninth intervals. Notice that the seventh isn't included and also that the fifth sometimes can be omitted.

Chord name

Gbadd9 is an abbreviation for G flat added ninth.

Notes

The notes that the Gbadd9 chord consists of are Gb, Bb, Db and Ab.

Try it in a chord progression

Dbadd9 - Bmaj7 - Gbadd9

Inversions

1st inversion: Gbadd9/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Gbadd9/Db (means that Db is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Gbadd9/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).

Omissions

Gbadd9(no5) is a Gb added 9th with no fifth (Db).


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