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D♭ Minor Scale on Piano

The D♭ Minor scale contains D♭, E♭, E, F#, A♭, A and B — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Minor 6th
  • Minor 7th
D♭ Minor — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
Note D♭ E♭ E F# A♭ A B
Interval Root Major 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Minor 6th Minor 7th

Note names

D♭ Minor scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of D♭, E♭, E, F#, A♭, A and B across three octaves

Interval numbers

D♭ Minor scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

1 E Ionian
2 F# Dorian
3 A♭ Phrygian
4 A Lydian
5 B Mixolydian
6 D♭ Aeolian
7 E♭ Locrian

Triads

i D♭m
ii° E♭°
III E
iv F#m
v A♭m
VI A
VII B

7th Chords

i D♭m7
iiø E♭m7♭5
III Emaj7
iv F#m7
v A♭m7
VI Amaj7
VII B7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — D♭ Minor pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside D♭ Minor

Major Pentatonic E A B
Minor Pentatonic D♭ F# A♭
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) B
Minor Sixth Pentatonic F#

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D♭ Minor scale?

D♭, E♭, E, F#, A♭, A and B. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the D♭ Minor scale?

The triads built from its own notes: D♭m, E♭°, E, F#m, A♭m, A and B. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

What is the relative major of D♭ Minor?

E major. The two share all 7 notes — D♭ Minor starts from the sixth degree of E major, which is why they have the same key signature.

Which smaller scales fit inside the D♭ Minor scale?

E Major Pentatonic, D♭ Minor Pentatonic, B Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and F# Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the D♭ Minor scale, so they can be played over it.

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