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D♭ dominant 7th chord

Symbol: D♭7 · Notes: D♭ – F – A♭ – C♭ (= B)

The dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh. Its tension pulls toward the chord a fifth below (G7 → C), and it is the sound of the blues.

How it is built

• D♭: root
• F: major third
• A♭: perfect fifth
• C♭ (= B): minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: D♭ – F – A♭ – C♭
• 1st inversion: F – A♭ – C♭ – D♭
• 2nd inversion: A♭ – C♭ – D♭ – F
• 3rd inversion: C♭ – D♭ – F – A♭

In which keys

• V (dominant) in F♯ major
• VII in E♭ minor
• V (dominant) in F♯ harmonic minor

Other D♭ chords

D♭ · C♯m · D♭maj7 · C♯m7 · D♭sus2 · D♭sus4 · C♯dim · D♭+ · D♭6 · C♯m6 · D♭add9 · C♯dim7 · C♯m7♭5

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