About the G flat suspended four chord
G flat suspended four is used in G flat Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as a G♭ suspended fourth chord.
Its notes are G♭, C♭, and D♭. The intervals are a perfect fourth and a perfect fifth.
Also called sus. F sharp suspended four spells the same notes enharmonically.
Inversions
Position 1 of 3
G flat suspended four (root position)
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GbG♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CbC♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 3 | DbD♭ | Perfect 5th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other G flat chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
G flat suspended two 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
Altered
Functional relationships
These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.
Dominant
The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.
Subdominant
The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.
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