Chord Colors

G flat six chord

Inversions

3fr 6fr 6fr

(root position)

Notes and intervals

1 G flat Root
2 B flat Major 3rd
3 D flat Perfect 5th
4 E flat Major 6th

Keys that use G flat six

G flat six is diatonic to these keys, where it acts as the chord shown.

iE flat Dorian iE flat Phrygian iE flat Natural Minor iiD flat Major iiD flat Dorian iiD flat Mixolydian iiiB Major iiiB Lydian iiiC Locrian ivB flat Phrygian ivB flat Natural Minor ivB flat Locrian

About the G flat six chord

The G flat six chord is a G flat sixth built from G flat, B flat, D flat, E flat. You will most often meet it as the i chord in E flat Dorian. Tap the keys or frets above to hear each note, or press Play chord to hear them together.

It is also written F sharp six , which spells the same notes enharmonically.

Other G flat chords

Simpler triads

G flat G flat minor G flat diminished G flat augmented

Suspended

G flat suspended two G flat suspended four G flat seven suspended four

Sixths and sevenths

G flat minor six G flat seven G flat major seven G flat minor seven G flat minor seven flat five G flat diminished seven G flat minor major seven

Extensions

G flat nine G flat add nine G flat major nine G flat minor nine G flat eleven G flat thirteen G flat six over nine G flat minor add nine

Altered

G flat seven sharp five

Functional relationships

These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.

Relative minor E flat minor

The relative minor uses the same notes and key signature, so it works as a calmer, darker home base.

Parallel minor G flat minor

The parallel minor keeps the same root note but lowers the third, giving the same key a darker, sadder sound.

Dominant D flat

The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.

Subdominant B

The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.

Tritone substitution G seven

The tritone substitution stands in for this chord's dominant with a dominant seventh a half step above the root, which slides down by a half step to resolve here.

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