ChordWheel

Chords in the key of D♭ major

D♭ major has 5 flats (B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭). Its seven chords are D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭, A♭, B♭m, C°. Its relative minor is B♭ minor, which uses the same chords with B♭m as home.

C majorA minorCAmG majorE minorGEmD majorB minorDBmA majorF♯ minorAF♯mE majorC♯ minorEC♯mB majorG♯ minorBG♯mF♯ majorD♯ minorF♯D♯mIViiD♭ majorB♭ minorD♭B♭mIviA♭ majorF minorA♭FmViiiE♭ majorC minorE♭CmB♭ majorG minorB♭GmF majorD minorFDmD♭421653

On the wheel, IV, I and V sit side by side on the outer ring with ii, vi and iii right below them. Tap any key on the wheel to go to its page.

Open D♭ major in the interactive wheel

The seven chords

NumberChord7th chord
ID♭D♭maj7
iiE♭mE♭m7
iiiFmFm7
IVG♭G♭maj7
VA♭A♭7
viB♭mB♭m7
vii°C°Cm7♭5

D♭

I
9frroot on 6th string
4fr×root on 5th string
D♭ · F · A♭

E♭m

ii
11frroot on 6th string
6fr×root on 5th string
E♭ · G♭ · B♭

Fm

iii
root on 6th string
8fr×root on 5th string
F · A♭ · C

G♭

IV
root on 6th string
9fr×root on 5th string
G♭ · B♭ · D♭

A♭

V
4frroot on 6th string
11fr×root on 5th string
A♭ · C · E♭

B♭m

vi
6frroot on 6th string
×root on 5th string
B♭ · D♭ · F

C°

vii°
3fr××root on 5th string
C · E♭ · G♭

7th chords

D♭maj7

Imaj7
9fr××root on 6th string
D♭ · F · A♭ · C

E♭m7

ii7
11frroot on 6th string
E♭ · G♭ · B♭ · D♭

Fm7

iii7
root on 6th string
F · A♭ · C · E♭

G♭maj7

IVmaj7
××root on 6th string
G♭ · B♭ · D♭ · F

A♭7

V7
4frroot on 6th string
A♭ · C · E♭ · G♭

B♭m7

vi7
6frroot on 6th string
B♭ · D♭ · F · A♭

Cm7♭5

viiø7
7fr××root on 6th string
C · E♭ · G♭ · B♭

Common progressions in D♭ major

Borrowed from the minor

Chords from C♯ minor (how D♭ minor is written in practice) dropped into D♭ major. Rock lives on ♭VII; IV then iv then I is the bittersweet move (Creep).

B

♭VII
7frroot on 6th string
B · D♯ · F♯

F♯m

iv
root on 6th string
F♯ · A · C♯

A

♭VI
×open
A · C♯ · E

E

♭III
open
E · G♯ · B

G♯m

v
4frroot on 6th string
G♯ · B · D♯

Secondary dominants

A 7th chord that leads into another chord of the key as if it were home for a moment. Its root is one step clockwise of its target on the wheel.

B♭7

V7/ii
6frroot on 6th string
B♭ · D · F · A♭

C7

V7/iii
×open
C · E · G · B♭

D♭7

V7/IV
9frroot on 6th string
D♭ · F · A♭ · C♭

E♭7

V7/V
11frroot on 6th string
E♭ · G · B♭ · D♭

F7

V7/vi
root on 6th string
F · A · C · E♭

Colour chords

The same slot on the wheel with a different flavour. Sus chords swap the 3rd for the 2nd or 4th and like to resolve back to the plain chord (D♭sus4 → D♭). add9 adds the 2nd on top of the full chord. These are the common ones whose notes all stay in the key (here: D♭sus2, D♭sus4, D♭add9); the small label is the slot they sit in.

D♭sus2

I
4fr×root on 5th string
D♭ · E♭ · A♭

D♭sus4

I
9frroot on 6th string
D♭ · G♭ · A♭

D♭add9

I
4fr××root on 5th string
D♭ · F · A♭ · E♭

E♭sus2

ii
6fr×root on 5th string
E♭ · F · B♭

E♭sus4

ii
11frroot on 6th string
E♭ · A♭ · B♭

Fsus4

iii
root on 6th string
F · B♭ · C

G♭sus2

IV
9fr×root on 5th string
G♭ · A♭ · D♭

G♭add9

IV
9fr××root on 5th string
G♭ · B♭ · D♭ · A♭

A♭sus2

V
11fr×root on 5th string
A♭ · B♭ · E♭

A♭sus4

V
4frroot on 6th string
A♭ · D♭ · E♭

A♭add9

V
11fr××root on 5th string
A♭ · C · E♭ · B♭

A♭7sus4

V
4frroot on 6th string
A♭ · D♭ · E♭ · G♭

B♭sus2

vi
×root on 5th string
B♭ · C · F

B♭sus4

vi
6frroot on 6th string
B♭ · E♭ · F

The D♭ major scale

D♭ major: D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C. The key's seven chords are built from these notes; the borrowed and secondary chords above bring in notes from outside it.

Related keys

Questions

What chords are in the key of Db major?

The seven chords in Db major are Db, Ebm, Fm, Gb, Ab, Bbm, C°. As 7th chords: Dbmaj7, Ebm7, Fm7, Gbmaj7, Ab7, Bbm7, Cm7b5.

How many sharps or flats does Db major have?

Db major has 5 flats (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb).

What is the relative minor of Db major?

Bb minor. It uses exactly the same notes and chords; only the home chord changes.

What are common chord progressions in Db major?

I V vi IV: Db Ab Bbm Gb; I vi IV V: Db Bbm Gb Ab; vi IV I V: Bbm Gb Db Ab.