Piano chord · Suspended & power
G♭ dominant 7th suspended 4th chord on piano
Right hand: G♭ (1), C♭ (2), D♭ (3), F♭ (5)
How to play G♭7sus4 on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
A dominant 7th with a suspended 4th — common in funk, soul and gospel.
- Notes
- G♭C♭D♭F♭
- Formula
- 145♭7
- Built from
- root · perfect 4th · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handG♭1 · thumbC♭2 · indexD♭3 · middleF♭5 · pinky
Left handG♭5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing G♭7sus4 on piano
On piano, G♭7sus4 has two black keys (G♭ and D♭) and two white keys.
Notice the C♭ in G♭7sus4 (G♭ C♭ D♭ F♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–C–D–F), so the perfect 4th has to be written C♭ rather than B — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
