D♭ Minor 9th
D♭m9
Notes
D♭ · F♭ · A♭ · C♭ · E♭
Intervals
- RootD♭ (1P)
- Minor 3rdF♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thA♭ (5P)
- Minor 7thC♭ (7m)
- Major 9thE♭ (9M)
Fretboard
On the fretboard, E represents F♭, and B represents C♭.
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Voicings & shapes
Rootless voicings (A / B form) (4)
About
The D♭m9 minor ninth (D♭–F♭–A♭–C♭–E♭) extends a minor 7 with a ninth. The E♭ sits above the C♭ and adds an expressive, singing quality. The essential tones are the F♭ (minor identity), C♭ (seventh extension), and E♭ (defining color); the 5th can be dropped to keep voicings clear. m9 chords appear frequently in jazz, neo-soul, and ambient styles as tonic or pre-dominant harmony — for example as ii in a major ii–V–I (D♭m9 → G♭9 → C♭Maj9). Compared to D♭m7, the added 9th gives more emotional dimension without increasing tension.
Chord diagrams
Db Minor 9th 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♭ Dorian (I)
- D♭ Natural Minor (I)
- A Lydian (III)
- A♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- A♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- A♭ Phrygian (IV)
- B Major (II)
- B Mixolydian (II)
- B♭ Locrian (III)
- E Lydian (VI)
- E Major (VI)
- E♭ Locrian (VII)
- E♭ Phrygian (VII)
- F♯ Dorian (V)
- F♯ Mixolydian (V)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.