D♭add9 chord on piano
Db added 9th: D♭ · F · A♭ · E♭. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesD♭ F A♭ E♭
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: D♭ — finger 1 · F — finger 2 · A♭ — finger 3 · E♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootD♭ – F – A♭ – E♭
- 1stF – A♭ – E♭ – D♭
- 2ndA♭ – E♭ – D♭ – F
- 3rdE♭ – D♭ – F – A♭