Guitar chord · Triads
G♭ major chord on guitar
244322 · Barre · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♭ on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Bright, stable and resolved — the foundation of most songs.
G♭ is the I chord in F♯ major, IV in D♭ major and V in B major. In minor keys: III in E♭ minor, V in B minor, VI in B♭ minor and VII in G♯ minor.
- Notes
- G♭B♭D♭
- Formula
- 135
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 2nd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 6 strings at the 2nd fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 2nd fret, held by the barre G♭
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, ring finger (3) D♭
- 4th string (D): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) G♭
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) B♭
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, held by the barre D♭
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, held by the barre G♭
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--2---| G|--3---| D|--4---| A|--4---| E|--2---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♭ note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing G♭ on guitar
There’s no open-string way to play G♭ on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 2nd fret (244322). While you build strength, you can play just the top four strings of the same shape (xx4322).
You’ll find G♭ in common progressions such as F♯–C♯–D♯m–B (the pop progression in F♯ major), F♯–B–C♯–B (three-chord rock in F♯ major) and F♯–D♯m–B–C♯ (the ’50s progression in F♯ major).
