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D♭ major chord

Symbol: D♭ · Notes: D♭ – F – A♭

The most common chord: stable and bright, it opens and closes most songs. Three notes: the root, the major third (4 semitones up) and the perfect fifth (7 semitones up).

How it is built

• D♭: root
• F: major third
• A♭: perfect fifth

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

Its inversions

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

In which keys

• I (tonic) in D♭ major
• V (dominant) in F♯ major
• IV (subdominant) in A♭ major
• VII in E♭ minor
• VI in F minor
• III in B♭ minor
• V (dominant) in F♯ harmonic minor

Other D♭ chords

C♯m · D♭7 · 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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