D♭ Major 9th
D♭maj9
Notes
D♭ · F · A♭ · C · E♭
Intervals
- RootD♭ (1P)
- Major 3rdF (3M)
- Perfect 5thA♭ (5P)
- Major 7thC (7M)
- Major 9thE♭ (9M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Rootless voicings (A / B form) (4)
About
The D♭ major 9th (D♭–F–A♭–C–E♭) extends a maj7 with a ninth. The result combines the gentle shimmer of the major-7 interval with the openness of the E♭. The 3rd, 7th, and 9th are the essential tones — the 5th is typically dropped on guitar, since it adds little harmonic information and clutters the voicing. Common in jazz and R&B as a tonic or subdominant color. Compared to D♭Maj7, maj9 feels more expansive and less static; the added 9th breathes air into the chord without introducing tension. Compared to D♭6/9, it is more harmonically active because of the 7th.
Chord diagrams
Db Major 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♭ Lydian (I)
- D♭ Major (I)
- A♭ Major (IV)
- A♭ Mixolydian (IV)
- B♭ Dorian (III)
- B♭ Natural Minor (III)
- C Locrian (II)
- C Phrygian (II)
- E♭ Dorian (VII)
- E♭ Mixolydian (VII)
- F Natural Minor (VI)
- F Phrygian (VI)
- F♯ Lydian (V)
- G Locrian (V)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.