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G♭ Minor Add 11

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The G♭ Minor Add 11 chord contains the notes G♭, B♭♭, C♭, and D♭.

Notes: G♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭ · Piano keys: G♭ B♭♭ C♭ D♭

Reviewed for accuracy · Last updated July 2026 · Maintained by Justin Evans

F♯ Minor Add 11
This is the same chord as F♯ Minor Add 11 — the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with sharps.
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G♭ – B♭♭ – C♭ – D♭

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Introduction

The G♭ Minor Add 11 chord is a four-note chord made up of G♭, B♭♭, C♭, and D♭.

Notes

Notes:G♭ – B♭♭ – C♭ – D♭

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the G♭ Minor Add 11 is the tonic (i) chord of Gb Minor, which shares the signature of its relative major, A Major — 3 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯).

F♯C♯G♯

Order of sharps

Sharps are added to a key signature in a fixed order. Each new sharp key adds the next sharp on the list.

F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯B♯

Mnemonic: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

Chords in the Key of G♭ Minor

These are the triads built on each degree of the G♭ minor scale:

C1C2C3C4AC5C6C7C8F#C#
i — G♭ Minor (minor)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1iG♭ MinorMinor
2ii°A♭ DiminishedDiminished
3IIIA MajorMajor
4ivB MinorMinor
5vD♭ MinorMinor
6VID MajorMajor
7VIIE MajorMajor

G♭ Minor Add 11 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the G♭ Minor Add 11 chord on piano?
The G♭ Minor Add 11 chord contains the notes G♭ – B♭♭ – C♭ – D♭. 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

    Schubert, Franz(1827)

    Impromptu in G♭ major, Op. 90 No. 3 (D. 899)

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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