Db Dominant 7th sus2 Chord

Symbol: Db7sus2

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Db7sus2 chord – keys Db, Eb, Ab, Cb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Eb, Ab, Cb highlighted. Db is the root note.CbDbEbAb
Db7sus2 chord – keys Db, Eb, Ab, Cb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Eb, Ab, Cb highlighted. Db is the root note.CbDbEbAb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for Db7sus2 (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Cb, Eb, Ab.Db7sus2 (4fr)4✕3

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
DbP10
EbM22
AbP57
Cbm710

Related Chords (Db Root)

Db Dbm Dbdim Dbaug Dbsus2 Dbsus4 Db5 Db7 Dbmaj7 Dbm7 DbmMaj7 Dbdim7

Dominant 7th sus2 in All Keys

C7sus2 Db7sus2 D7sus2 Eb7sus2 E7sus2 F7sus2 F#7sus2 G7sus2 Ab7sus2 A7sus2 Bb7sus2 B7sus2

Scales Containing Db7sus2

Db Natural Minor Db Dorian Db Mixolydian Db Aeolian Eb Natural Minor Eb Phrygian Eb Aeolian Eb Locrian E Major E Ionian E Lydian F Locrian

About the Db Dominant 7th sus2 Chord

The Db Dominant 7th sus2 chord is built from the notes Db, Eb, Ab, Cb. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Db, following the interval pattern that defines every Dominant 7th sus2 chord. Understanding how a chord is constructed from intervals is one of the most valuable skills in music theory, because it allows you to build the chord in any key and recognize it in any context.

You can use this chord in a variety of musical contexts. Try exploring the scales that contain these notes to discover which keys this chord naturally belongs to. Each scale listed above shares all the notes of this chord, making it a diatonic chord within that key. Understanding these relationships helps with songwriting, improvisation, and arranging.

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