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D♭6 chord on piano

Db major 6th: D♭ · F · A♭ · B♭. It sounds sweet, vintage, at rest — the classic last chord of the jazz age.

NotesD♭ F A♭ B♭ Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 6th
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On the keyboard

FFD♭A♭B♭D♭A♭B♭

Fingering

Right hand, root position: D♭ — finger 1 · F — finger 2 · A♭ — finger 3 · B♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use D♭6

BeethovenPathétique, 2nd movement Ab major · Intermediate TchaikovskySwan Lake (Theme) B minor · Intermediate J.S. BachPrelude in C minor (WTC I) C minor · Intermediate ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 1 Bb minor · Advanced ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2 C# minor · Advanced DebussyLa fille aux cheveux de lin Gb major · Advanced

D♭ chords of every quality

D♭D♭7D♭maj7D♭6D♭augD♭sus2D♭sus4D♭add9D♭9

Every major 6th chord

C6D♭6D6E♭6E6F6F♯6G6A♭6A6B♭6B6

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