About the G flat diminished suspended four chord
G flat diminished suspended four is used in G Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as a G♭ diminished suspended fourth chord.
Its notes are G♭, C♭, and C. The intervals are a perfect fourth and a diminished fifth.
Also called F sharp diminished suspended four, which spells the same notes enharmonically. In shorthand it is commonly written Gbdimsus4.
Positions
No stored guitar shape for this voicing yet. Build it from G♭, C♭, C.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | G flat | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | C flat | Perfect 4th |
| 3 | C | Diminished 5th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other G flat chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
G flat suspended two chordG flat suspended four chordG flat seven suspended four chordG flat nine suspended four chordG flat thirteen suspended four chord
Sixths and sevenths
G flat six chordG flat minor six chordG flat minor flat six chordG flat seven chordG flat major seven chordG flat minor seven chordG flat minor seven flat five chordG flat diminished seven chordG flat minor major seven chordG flat major seven flat five chordG flat major seven sharp five chordG flat minor major seven flat five chord
Extensions
G flat nine chordG flat add nine chordG flat major nine chordG flat minor nine chordG flat eleven chordG flat thirteen chordG flat six nine chordG flat minor add nine chordG flat major eleven chordG flat major thirteen chordG flat minor eleven chordG flat minor thirteen chordG flat minor six nine chordG flat minor major nine chordG flat minor major eleven chord