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G Diminished Major 7th

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The G Diminished Major 7th chord contains the notes G, B♭, D♭, and F♯.

Notes: G, B♭, D♭, F♯ · Piano keys: G B♭ D♭ F♯

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G – B♭ – D♭ – F♯

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Introduction

The G Diminished Major 7th chord is a four-note chord made up of G, B♭, D♭, and F♯.

Notes

Notes:G – B♭ – D♭ – F♯

Key Signature

A Diminished Major 7th chord is built from symmetrical or ambiguous intervals, so it doesn’t belong to a single key and has no key signature of its own.

G Diminished Major 7th — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the G Diminished Major 7th chord on piano?
The G Diminished Major 7th chord contains the notes G – B♭ – D♭ – F♯. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Goetschius, Percy(1889)

    The Material Used in Musical Composition

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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