Gb Major Piano Chord
Root
Gb3rd
Bb5th
DbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Gb
Bb
Db
The Notes in a Gb Major Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of a Gb Major chord is Gb.
The 3rd
The third of a Gb Major chord is Bb. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding Bb from Gb step by step:
- Start on: Gb
- Step 1: move up to G
- Step 2: move up to Ab
- Step 3: move up to Bbb
- Step 4: Land on Bb
3rd
BbRoot
Gb1
2
3
- G is a minor second above Gb.
- Ab is a major 2nd above Gb.
- Bbb is a minor third above Gb.
- Bb is a major third above Gb.
The 5th
The fifth of a Gb Major chord is Db. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding Db from Gb step by step:
- Start on: Gb
- Step 1: move down to F
- Step 2: move down to Fb
- Step 3: move down to Eb
- Step 4: move down to D
- Step 5: Land on Db
5th
DbRoot
Gb1
2
3
4
- F is a minor second below Gb.
- Fb is a major 2nd below Gb.
- Eb is a minor third below Gb.
- D is a major third below Gb.
- Db is a fourth below Gb. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note Db is down 5 half-steps from Gb, but up 7 half-steps from Gb:
5th
DbRoot
Gb1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of Gb Major
Root Position
Root
Gb3rd
Bb5th
DbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Gb
Bb
Db
1st Inversion
3rd
Bb5th
DbRoot
GbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Bb
Db
Gb
2nd Inversion
5th
DbRoot
Gb3rd
BbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Db
Gb
Bb
