Db Minor Chord

Symbol: Dbm

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Dbm chord – keys Db, Fb, Ab highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Fb, Ab highlighted. Db is the root note.FbDbAb
Dbm chord – keys Db, Fb, Ab highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Fb, Ab highlighted. Db is the root note.FbDbAb

Guitar (1)

Guitar chord diagram for Dbm (9fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Db, Fb, Ab, Db.Dbm (9fr)934

Guitar (2)

Guitar chord diagram for Dbm (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Db, Fb, Ab.Dbm (4fr)4✕342

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
DbP10
Fbm33
AbP57

Related Chords (Db Root)

Db Dbdim Dbaug Dbsus2 Dbsus4 Db5 Db7 Dbmaj7 Dbm7 DbmMaj7 Dbdim7 Dbm7b5

Minor in All Keys

Cm Dbm Dm Ebm Em Fm F#m Gm Abm Am Bbm Bm

Scales Containing Dbm

Db Natural Minor Db Harmonic Minor Db Melodic Minor Db Minor Pentatonic Db Blues Db Dorian Db Phrygian Db Aeolian D Lydian Eb Phrygian Eb Locrian E Major

About the Db Minor Chord

The Db Minor chord is built from the notes Db, Fb, Ab. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Db, following the interval pattern that defines every Minor 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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