Dbm7
Dbm7
Db M7
Intermediate
Minor
Seventh
Minor 7th chord - common in jazz and R&B
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
Db
RootE
Minor 3rdAb
Perfect 5thB
Minor 7thInterval Details
Db
Root
E
Minor 3rd
Ab
Perfect 5th
B
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
Db - E - Ab - B
Bass: DbInversion 1
E - Ab - B - Db
Bass: EInversion 2
Ab - B - Db - E
Bass: AbInversion 3
B - Db - E - Ab
Bass: BCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Dbm7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Dbm7
Dbm7add11
Db7#9
Db13#9
Db7#9b13
Db7#9#11
Db13#9#11
Simplified
Db5
Dbm
Alternate Symbols
Dbm7
Dbmin7
Dbmi7
Db-7
Tags
seventh
minor
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
No guitar chord found for Dbm7
Ukulele
No ukulele chord found for Dbm7