D♭ Minor Chord on Guitar
The D♭ Minor chord contains D♭, E and A♭ — 3 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.
- Root
- Minor 3rd
- Perfect 5th
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | D♭ | E | A♭ |
| Interval | Root | Minor 3rd | Perfect 5th |
Note names
Interval numbers
Scales containing D♭ Minor
| Major (Ionian) | E A B |
| Natural Minor (Aeolian) | D♭ F# A♭ |
| Dorian | D♭ F# B |
| Phrygian | D♭ E♭ A♭ |
| Lydian | D E A |
| Mixolydian | E F# B |
| Locrian | E♭ A♭ B♭ |
| Harmonic Lydian (Lydian ♭6) | D A |
| Harmonic Minor | D♭ F A♭ |
| Melodic Minor | D♭ B |
| Melodic Minor ♯4 | D♭ D |
| Gypsy Minor (Hungarian Minor) | D♭ D F |
| Major Pentatonic | E |
| Minor Pentatonic | D♭ |
| Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) | F# |
| Minor Sixth Pentatonic | D♭ |
| Blues | D♭ B♭ |
| Dominant Diminished (M2) | D♭ E G B♭ |
| Tcherepnin (M3) | C E♭ E G A♭ B |
Circle of fifths
Chords inside D♭ Minor
| Power (5) | D♭ |
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the D♭ Minor chord?
D♭, E and A♭. That is 3 notes.
How is the D♭ Minor chord built?
From a root of D♭: E is the minor 3rd and A♭ is the perfect 5th.
Which scales contain the D♭ Minor chord?
E Major (Ionian), D♭ Natural Minor (Aeolian), D♭ Dorian and D♭ Phrygian, among others. Every note of the D♭ Minor chord is in those, so they can be played over it.
Which smaller chords are inside the D♭ Minor chord?
D♭ Power (5). Each uses only notes the D♭ Minor chord already contains.
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