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Harmonic field of Db major on guitar

Db major: Db – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on Db. On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Dbmaj7, x 4 6 5 6 4Dbmaj7413241×DbAbCFAb
I · tonic× 4 6 5 6 4
Ebm7, x 6 8 6 7 6Ebm7613121×EbBbDbGbBb
ii · subdominant× 6 8 6 7 6
Fm7, 1 3 1 1 1 1Fm7131111FCEbAbCF
iii · tonic1 3 1 1 1 1
Gbmaj7, 2 4 3 3 2 2Gbmaj7142311GbDbFBbDbGb
IV · subdominant2 4 3 3 2 2
Ab7, 4 6 4 5 4 4Ab74131211AbEbGbCEbAb
V · dominant4 6 4 5 4 4
Bbm7, x 1 3 1 2 1Bbm713121×BbFAbDbF
vi · tonic× 1 3 1 2 1
Cm7b5, x 3 4 3 4 xCm7b51324×CGbBbEb×
vii° · dominant× 3 4 3 4 ×

These are the first positions of every degree of Db major on guitar. In Chord and Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord and Fret →

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