Dbm7 chord
Dbm7 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Description and theory
Dbm7 is equivalent to C sharp minor 7th. There are few simple and natural fingerings in open positions for this chord in standard tuning. Because of that, the chord is mostly played as a barre chord or in closed positions.
Chord structure
It consists of four notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and minor seventh intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Chord name
Dbm7 is an abbreviation for D flat minor seventh. A less common abbreviation is Dbmin7. A third system is the minus symbol: Db-7.
Notes
The notes that the Dbm7 chord consists of are Db, E, Ab and B.
Try it in a chord progression
Dbm7 - Gb7 - Cbmaj7
Inversions
1st inversion: Dbm7/E (means that E is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Dbm7/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Dbm7/Cb (means that Cb is the bass note).
Omissions
Dbm7(no3) is a D flat minor 7th with no third (E).
Dbm7(no5) is a D flat minor 7th with no fifth (Ab).
Alternatives with capo
Bm7 shape with a capo on 2nd fret.
Am7 shape with a capo on 4th fret.
Em7 shape with a capo on 9th fret.
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