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G♭min7(♭9)/D♭ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

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About the chord

G♭ minor 7th flat 9th / D♭ (2nd inversion)

The G♭ minor 7th flat 9th minor 7th flat 9th chord extends the minor 7th with a flat ninth A♭♭, creating a dark, eerie tension. The combination of the minor third B♭♭, minor seventh F♭, and flat ninth A♭♭ produces a dissonant, haunting sound perfect for jazz, film scoring, and dramatic resolutions. With D♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd inversion of G♭ minor 7th flat 9th.

Root note: G♭
Bass note: D♭
Chord tones: 5
Playable shapes: 25

Chord tones

G♭B♭♭D♭F♭A♭♭

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

G♭ Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

B♭♭ Minor Third ♭3

This note supplies the minor color and gives the chord its darker emotional pull.

D♭ Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

F♭ Minor Seventh ♭7

The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.

A♭♭ Minor Ninth ♭9

The flat ninth adds sharper tension and a more dramatic clash.

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