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Harmonic field of Db major on electric guitar

Db major: Db – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C. In the shapes below, the tonic opens with the bass on Db. On the electric guitar a chord needs only a few clear notes — the amp sustains them and fills the space, so you mute the strings you are not playing and let the tone carry the rest. Plugged into an amp, each chord sustains for as long as you hold it, and the tone — clean or driven — shapes the whole sound.

Dbmaj7, x 4 6 5 6 4Dbmaj7413241×DbAbCFAb
I · tonic× 4 6 5 6 4
Ebm7, x 6 8 6 7 6Ebm7613121×EbBbDbGbBb
ii · subdominant× 6 8 6 7 6
Fm7, 1 3 1 1 1 1Fm7131111FCEbAbCF
iii · tonic1 3 1 1 1 1
Gbmaj7, 2 4 3 3 2 2Gbmaj7142311GbDbFBbDbGb
IV · subdominant2 4 3 3 2 2
Ab7, 4 6 4 5 4 4Ab74131211AbEbGbCEbAb
V · dominant4 6 4 5 4 4
Bbm7, x 1 3 1 2 1Bbm713121×BbFAbDbF
vi · tonic× 1 3 1 2 1
Cm7b5, x 3 4 3 4 xCm7b51324×CGbBbEb×
vii° · dominant× 3 4 3 4 ×

These are the first positions of every degree of Db major on electric guitar. In Chord & Fret, the Circle of Fifths opens the full field — every degree with all its positions, audio and the key's secondary dominants. Open in Chord & Fret →

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