D♭ major · 5 flats
Chords in D flat major
D♭ major has 5 flats, and its notes are D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭ and C. Its seven chords are D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭, A♭, B♭m and C°; with sevenths, D♭maj7, E♭m7, Fm7, G♭maj7, A♭7, B♭m7 and Cm7♭5.
The seven chords of D♭ major
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tonic | |||
| ii | Subdominant | |||
| iii | Fm | Fm7 | Tonic | |
| IV | Subdominant | |||
| V | Dominant | |||
| vi | Tonic | |||
| vii° | C° | Dominant |
Hear where home is
Two short progressions in D♭ major. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.
Cadence
- I
- IV
- V7
- I
ii V I
- ii7
- V7
- Imaj7
Common progressions in D flat major
- ii V I ii7 V7 Imaj7
- I V vi IV I V vi IV
- vi IV I V vi IV I V
- I vi IV V I vi IV V
- I IV V I IV V I
- 12 bar blues I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7
- iii vi ii V I iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Fm7
- I vi ii V Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7
- ii bII I ii7 bII7 Imaj7
- Backdoor progression iv7 bVII7 Imaj7
- I bVII IV I bVII IV I
- Royal road progression IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi
- Fm7