G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
G♭ Major 13th , G♭M13 , G♭maj13 , G♭Maj13 , G♭ma13 , G♭Δ13

Here you can learn how to play G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord on the Guitar. The G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord contains the notes G♭, B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C♭, E♭ (although D♭, A♭, C♭ can be omitted). The G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord on Guitar is an Extended type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root G♭, the Third B♭, and the Fifth D♭), the Seventh F, and also includes the Thirteenth (Sixth) E♭ from the octave above.

Below you will find G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

G♭, B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C♭, E♭

Can be omitted: D♭, A♭, C♭

Notation

Degrees

Note	Number	Name
G♭	1	Tonic
B♭	3	Mediant
D♭	5	Dominant
F	7	Leading Tone
A♭	9	Supertonic
C♭	11	Subdominant
E♭	13	Submediant

Intervals

Notes	Semitones	Interval
G♭ > G♭	0	Perfect Unison (P1)
G♭ > B♭	4	Major 3rd (M3)
G♭ > D♭	7	Perfect 5th (P5)
G♭ > F	11	Major 7th (M7)
G♭ > A♭	14	Major 9th (M9)
G♭ > C♭	17	Perfect 11th (P11)
G♭ > E♭	21	Major 13th (M13)

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G♭ Major Thirteenth Open Chords

Open chord shapes for G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord with the root in the bass.

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G♭ Major Thirteenth Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for G♭ Major Thirteenth Chord with the root in the bass.

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E Shape

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Music Theory

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