Fig. 1 · Gb major

key signature

G♭ major

G♭1A♭2B♭3C♭4D♭5E♭6F7

6 flats, written B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭

relative: E♭ minorparallel: G♭ minorthe scale

The chords that live in it

G♭degree 1 · majorA♭mdegree 2 · minorB♭mdegree 3 · minorC♭degree 4 · majorD♭degree 5 · majorE♭mdegree 6 · minorFdimdegree 7 · diminished

Built by stacking thirds inside the scale and asking what quality comes out, rather than from a table of roman numerals.

What is true of it

G♭ major has 6 flats.

They are written in this order, always: B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭.

Its notes are G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭ and F.

Relative: E♭ minor has the same 6 flats. Parallel: G♭ minor has 9 flats, which is why changing mode changes the signature by three.

Every key

C♭ majorD♭ majorA♭ majorE♭ majorB♭ majorF majorC majorG majorD majorA majorE majorB majorF♯ majorC♯ majorA♭ minorE♭ minorB♭ minorF minorC minorG minorD minorA minorE minorB minorF♯ minorC♯ minorG♯ minorD♯ minorA♯ minor