Db Suspended 4th Chord

Symbol: Dbsus4

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Dbsus4 chord – keys Db, Gb, Ab highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Gb, Ab highlighted. Db is the root note.DbGbAb
Dbsus4 chord – keys Db, Gb, Ab highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Gb, Ab highlighted. Db is the root note.DbGbAb

Guitar (1)

Guitar chord diagram for Dbsus4 (9fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Ab, Db.Dbsus4 (9fr)9342

Guitar (2)

Guitar chord diagram for Dbsus4 (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Ab.Dbsus4 (4fr)4✕342

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
DbP10
GbP45
AbP57

Related Chords (Db Root)

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

Suspended 4th in All Keys

Csus4 Dbsus4 Dsus4 Ebsus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 Absus4 Asus4 Bbsus4 Bsus4

Scales Containing Dbsus4

C Locrian Db Major Db Natural Minor Db Harmonic Minor Db Melodic Minor Db Minor Pentatonic Db Blues Db Ionian Db Dorian Db Phrygian Db Mixolydian Db Aeolian

About the Db Suspended 4th Chord

The Db Suspended 4th chord is built from the notes Db, Gb, Ab. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Db, following the interval pattern that defines every Suspended 4th 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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