G♭ Major: Notes, Chords and Scale

Also written as F♯ major.

G♭ major is a major key. Its key signature has 6 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭. Its scale is G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F, and its seven diatonic chords are G♭, A♭m, B♭m, C♭, D♭, E♭m, Fdim. Below are the 7th chords, Roman numerals, related keys, the Camelot code and a keyboard diagram.

Key signature

6♭

Relative key

E♭ minor

Parallel key

F♯ minor

Camelot code

2B

Notes

G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F

FC♭FC♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭D♭E♭G♭A♭B♭
The G♭ major scale on a keyboard, root highlighted.

Chords in G♭ major

  • IG♭G♭ B♭ D♭
  • iiA♭mA♭ C♭ E♭
  • iiiB♭mB♭ D♭ F
  • IVC♭C♭ E♭ G♭
  • VD♭D♭ F A♭
  • viE♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
  • vii°FdimF A♭ C♭

Seventh chords

  • Imaj7G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F
  • ii7A♭m7A♭ C♭ E♭ G♭
  • iii7B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭
  • IVmaj7C♭maj7C♭ E♭ G♭ B♭
  • V7D♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭
  • vi7E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
  • viiø7Fm7♭5F A♭ C♭ E♭

How to use these chords

  • I, IV and V (G♭, C♭, D♭) are the primary chords. Together they contain all seven notes of the scale.
  • vi (E♭m) and iii (B♭m) each share two notes with I, and ii (A♭m) shares two notes with IV, so these minor chords often stand in for them.
  • V7 (D♭7) contains the leading tone, F, which pulls up to the root, so it resolves strongly to I. vii° (Fdim) has the same upper three notes as V7 and is mostly used as a passing chord.
  • Common progressions, in Roman numerals: I V vi IV (G♭, D♭, E♭m, C♭); I vi IV V (G♭, E♭m, C♭, D♭); ii V I (A♭m, D♭, G♭); ii7 V7 Imaj7 (A♭m7, D♭7, G♭maj7).

Common uses of G♭ major

  • G♭ major shares its seven notes and its key signature with its relative minor, E♭ minor.
  • On a piano, 5 of its seven notes are black keys.
  • In the Camelot system DJs use for harmonic mixing, G♭ major is 2B; tracks in 1B, 3B and 2A usually mix smoothly with it.

Questions about G♭ major

What chords are in G♭ major?

The seven chords in G♭ major are G♭, A♭m, B♭m, C♭, D♭, E♭m, Fdim (I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii°). As seventh chords they are G♭maj7, A♭m7, B♭m7, C♭maj7, D♭7, E♭m7, Fm7♭5.

What notes are in the G♭ major scale?

G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F. Its key signature has 6 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.

What is the relative minor of G♭ major?

E♭ minor. It uses the same seven notes and key signature as G♭ major, starting from E♭. The parallel minor, F♯ minor, starts on the same note as G♭ major but has a different key signature.

What is the Camelot code for G♭ major?

2B. Next to it on the Camelot wheel are 1B and 3B, and 2A is its relative minor, E♭ minor.

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