Sevenths
G♭ major 7th chord
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
G♭maj7 is the Imaj7 chord in F♯ major and IVmaj7 in D♭ major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in E♭ minor and VImaj7 in B♭ minor.
- Notes
- G♭B♭D♭F
- Formula
- 1357
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
How to play G♭maj7
About the G♭ major 7th chord
Playing it
There’s no open-string way to play G♭maj7 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 2nd fret (243322).
On piano, G♭maj7 has three black keys (G♭, B♭ and D♭) and one white key.
On ukulele the usual G♭maj7 shape is 3524, using four fingers.
Related chords
Take away the root and the other three notes form B♭m (B♭ D♭ F) — so you can think of G♭maj7 as B♭m with G♭ added underneath.
Move a single note and G♭maj7 becomes a different chord: drop the F for G♭, lower F to F♭ for G♭7, swap F for E♭ for G♭6 and swap F for A♭ for G♭add9.
Where you’ll hear it
You’ll find G♭maj7 in common progressions such as G♯m7–C♯7–F♯maj7 (the jazz cadence in F♯ major).
