Db Dominant 7th sus4 Chord

Symbol: Db7sus4

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Db7sus4 chord – keys Db, Gb, Ab, Cb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Gb, Ab, Cb highlighted. Db is the root note.CbDbGbAb
Db7sus4 chord – keys Db, Gb, Ab, Cb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Gb, Ab, Cb highlighted. Db is the root note.CbDbGbAb

Guitar (1)

Guitar chord diagram for Db7sus4 (9fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Cb, Gb, Ab, Db.Db7sus4 (9fr)934

Guitar (2)

Guitar chord diagram for Db7sus4 (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Cb, Gb, Ab.Db7sus4 (4fr)4✕34

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
DbP10
GbP45
AbP57
Cbm710

Related Chords (Db Root)

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

Dominant 7th sus4 in All Keys

C7sus4 Db7sus4 D7sus4 Eb7sus4 E7sus4 F7sus4 F#7sus4 G7sus4 Ab7sus4 A7sus4 Bb7sus4 B7sus4

Scales Containing Db7sus4

Db Natural Minor Db Minor Pentatonic Db Blues Db Dorian Db Phrygian Db Mixolydian Db Aeolian D Lydian Eb Natural Minor Eb Phrygian Eb Aeolian Eb Locrian

About the Db Dominant 7th sus4 Chord

The Db Dominant 7th sus4 chord is built from the notes Db, Gb, Ab, Cb. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Db, following the interval pattern that defines every Dominant 7th sus4 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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