Dbmaj7 chord
Dbmaj7 major chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Description and theory
Dbmaj7 is equivalent to C sharp major 7th. Since all the chord notes are absent among the open strings in standard tuning, there are none simple fingerings in open positions. 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, major third, perfect fifth and major seventh intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Chord name
Dbmaj7 is an abbreviation for D flat major seventh. A less common abbreviation is DbM7. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: Db△7.
Notes
The notes that the Dbmaj7 chord consists of are Db, F, Ab and C.
Try it in a chord progression
Ebm7 - Ab7 - Dbmaj7
Inversions
1st inversion: Dbmaj7/F (means that F is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Dbmaj7/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Dbmaj7/C (means that C is the bass note).
Omissions
Dbmaj7(no3) is a D flat major 7th with no third (F).
Dbmaj7(no5) is a D flat major 7th with no fifth (Ab).
Alternatives with capo
Cmaj7 shape with a capo on 1st fret.
Amaj7 shape with a capo on 4th fret.
Gmaj7 shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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