Db Minor 7th Chord

Symbol: Dbm7

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Dbm7 chord – keys Db, Fb, Ab, Cb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Fb, Ab, Cb highlighted. Db is the root note.FbCbDbAb
Dbm7 chord – keys Db, Fb, Ab, Cb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Fb, Ab, Cb highlighted. Db is the root note.FbCbDbAb

Guitar (1)

Guitar chord diagram for Dbm7 (9fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Cb, Fb, Ab, Db.Dbm7 (9fr)93

Guitar (2)

Guitar chord diagram for Dbm7 (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Cb, Fb, Ab.Dbm7 (4fr)4✕32

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
DbP10
Fbm33
AbP57
Cbm710

Related Chords (Db Root)

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

Minor 7th in All Keys

Cm7 Dbm7 Dm7 Ebm7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7 Bm7

Scales Containing Dbm7

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

About the Db Minor 7th Chord

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