D♭ Minor
D♭m
Notes
D♭ · F♭ · A♭
Intervals
- RootD♭ (1P)
- Minor 3rdF♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thA♭ (5P)
Fretboard
On the fretboard, E represents F♭.
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Voicings & shapes
CAGED shapes (3)
Triad inversions (9)
Spread / open triads (8)
About
The D♭ minor triad (D♭–F♭–A♭) lowers the third by a half step, introducing a darker, more inward quality. It functions as the tonic of D♭ minor or as ii in C♭ major. The F♭ is the defining tone — it is what separates minor from major and from any sus chord that omits the third entirely. On guitar, the fifth can be omitted or doubled freely; root and ♭3 together are sufficient to establish the minor sound. Minor chords commonly precede dominants (D♭m7→G♭7→C♭Maj7 as ii–V–I) or move within minor diatonic harmony. Compared to D♭dim, minor is stable due to its perfect fifth; compared to D♭, it carries a more subdued, reflective quality.
Chord diagrams
Db Minor voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- D♭ Blues (deg 1)
- D♭ Dorian (I)
- D♭ Harmonic Minor (I)
- D♭ Melodic Minor (I)
- D♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- D♭ Natural Minor (I)
- D♭ Phrygian (I)
- A Lydian (III)
- A Major (III)
- A♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- A♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- A♭ Locrian (IV)
- A♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- A♭ Phrygian (IV)
- B Diminished (deg 2)
- B Dorian (II)
- B Major (II)
- B Melodic Minor (II)
- B Mixolydian (II)
- B♭ Blues (deg 2)
- B♭ Locrian (III)
- D Diminished (deg 8)
- D Lydian (VII)
- E Lydian (VI)
- E Major (VI)
- E Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- E Mixolydian (VI)
- E♭ Locrian (VII)
- E♭ Phrygian (VII)
- F Diminished (deg 6)
- F Harmonic Minor (VI)
- F♯ Dorian (V)
- F♯ Mixolydian (V)
- F♯ Natural Minor (V)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.