HOW TO PLAY
Gb Major
From your perspective, as you look down at the fretboard:
STEP BY STEP
How to play a Gb Major chord on the guitar
- Make a barre with your first finger on the second fret.
- Put your second finger on the third fret of the third string.
- Put your third finger on the fourth fret of the fifth string.
- Put your fourth finger on the fourth fret of the fourth string.
- Play all six strings.
THEORY
Gb Major is a major triad, built up of the root, the major third, and the perfect fifth:
Here is how those notes are actually distributed across your fretboard
Here’s how you might play the same chord on the piano:
HOW IT’S USED
The most common progression you’ll likely see with Gb Major is going from Gb, to Cb, to Db, or I, IV, V.
Gb
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Cb
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Db
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Adding in the minor six chord (Ebm), you have the classic `I-V-iv-IV` pattern:
Gb
|
Db
|
Ebm
|
Cb
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SEE ALSO
Other common chords in the key of Gb Major:
HOW TO PLAY
Db Major
HOW TO PLAY
Eb Minor
HOW TO PLAY
Bb Minor