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D♭ major scale on piano

Notes: D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C

The reference scale of Western music: seven notes, with half steps between degrees 3 and 4, then 7 and 8. Bright and stable, it gives the major keys their names.

How it is built

Steps between the notes (W = whole step, H = half step): W – W – H – W – W – W – H.

Key signature: 5 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

Relative key: B♭ minor.

Fingering

Right hand, going up: 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2. Left hand, going up: 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3.

The chords of the scale

Other D♭ scales

C♯ minor · C♯ harmonic minor · D♭ major pentatonic · C♯ minor pentatonic · C♯ blues