Db chord
Db major chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Description
Db is the same as D flat major and equivalent to C sharp. It consists of three notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. 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.
Theory of Db chord
The notes that the Db chord consists of are Db, F, Ab. These represent the root, major third and perfect fifth intervals.
Try it in a chord progression
Db - A - E
Chords that sound good together with Db
The primary chords to combine in a chord progression with Db is: Ebm, Fm, Gb, Ab and Bbm.
Follow-up chords
Chords that are likely to follow Db major in progressions:
› Gb
› Ab7
› Bbm
Inversions
1st inversion: Db/F (means that F is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Db/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
Omissions
Db(no3) is a Db major with no third (F). Db(no3) is theoretically identical with Db5.
Db (no5) is a Db major with no fifth (Ab).
Alternatives with capo
C shape with a capo on 1st fret.
A shape with a capo on 4th fret.
G shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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