Dbmaj9 chord

Dbmaj9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Dbmaj9 is equivalent to C sharp major 9th. It's usually played as one of two movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard.

Chord structure

The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh and major ninth intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

Dbmaj9 is an abbreviation for D flat major ninth. A less common abbreviation is DbM9. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: Db9.

Notes

The notes that the Dbmaj9 chord consists of are Db, F, Ab, C and Eb.

Try it in a chord progression

Gbmaj7 - Dbmaj9 - Ab6

Inversions

1st inversion: Dbmaj9/F (means that F is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Dbmaj9/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Dbmaj9/C (means that C is the bass note).
4th inversion: Dbmaj9/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).

Omissions

Dbmaj9(no5) is an Db major 9th with no fifth (Ab).


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