D♭ Minor 7th
D♭m7
Notes
D♭ · F♭ · A♭ · C♭
Intervals
- RootD♭ (1P)
- Minor 3rdF♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thA♭ (5P)
- Minor 7thC♭ (7m)
Fretboard
On the fretboard, E represents F♭, and B represents C♭.
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Voicings & shapes
Drop-2 voicings (12)
Drop-3 voicings (8)
Shell voicings (2)
About
The D♭ minor 7th (D♭–F♭–A♭–C♭) combines a minor triad with a minor seventh. The C♭ softens the minor triad, giving m7 a more open, fluid sound than a plain minor chord. The F♭ and C♭ are the two essential tones — together they define both the minor quality and the seventh extension; the 5th can be dropped. In jazz, m7 is the standard ii in major ii–V–I progressions (D♭m7 → G♭7 → C♭Maj7) and a common tonic color in modal contexts. In funk and soul, it provides warmth without the tension of a dominant chord. Compared to D♭m, m7 is less tense and more harmonically relaxed; compared to D♭m9, less ornamental.
Chord diagrams
Db Minor 7th 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♭ 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♭ 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♯ 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.