D♭ Major Scale
The D♭ major scale has seven notes: D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭ and C. It has 5 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ and G♭), and it is the relative major of B♭ minor.
Notes
- D♭1
- E♭2
- F3
- G♭4
- A♭5
- B♭6
- C7
Step pattern: W – W – H – W – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from D♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♭ | Root |
| 2 | E♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | F | Major 3rd |
| 4 | G♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | A♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | B♭ | Major 6th |
| 7 | C | Major 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Key signature
D♭ major has 5 flats: B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭. See it on the circle of fifths →
Chords in the key of D♭ major
| Numeral | Chord | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | D♭ | D♭maj7 |
| ii | E♭m | E♭m7 |
| iii | Fm | Fm7 |
| IV | G♭ | G♭maj7 |
| V | A♭ | A♭7 |
| vi | B♭m | B♭m7 |
| vii° | Cdim | Cm7♭5 |
Common progressions
- Three-chordD♭ – G♭ – A♭I – IV – V
- Pop ("four chords")D♭ – A♭ – B♭m – G♭I – V – vi – IV
- Jazz ii–V–IE♭m – A♭ – D♭ii – V – I
- 50s doo-wopD♭ – B♭m – G♭ – A♭I – vi – IV – V
Related scales
Practise it
- G major, three notes per stringTechnique · moved up 6 frets into D♭
- Legato trills (hammer-ons & pull-offs)Technique · moved up 1 fret into D♭
- ii–V–I lineJazz · moved up 1 fret into D♭
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