Gbmaj7 chord
Gbmaj7 major chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Description and theory
Gbmaj7 is equivalent to F sharp major 7th. Since all the chord notes are absent among the open strings in standard tuning, there are none simple fingerings in open positions. Because of that, the chord is mostly played as a barre chord or in closed positions.
Chord structure
It consists of four notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth and major seventh intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Chord name
Gbmaj7 is an abbreviation for G flat major seventh. A less common abbreviation is GbM7. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: Gb△7.
Notes
The notes that the Gbmaj7 chord consists of are Gb, Bb, Db and F.
Try it in a chord progression
Abm7 - Db7 - Gbmaj7
Inversions
1st inversion: Gbmaj7/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Gbmaj7/Db (means that Db is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Gbmaj7/F (means that F is the bass note).
Omissions
Gbmaj7(no3) is a G flat major 7th with no third (Bb).
Gbmaj7(no5) is a G flat major 7th with no fifth (Db).
Alternatives with capo
Emaj7 shape with a capo on 2nd fret.
Dmaj7 shape with a capo on 4th fret.
Cmaj7 shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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