D♭ Major - ionian mode
Page contents index for Db Major scale in Ionian mode.
- Notes and Key Signature
- Scale Formula
- FretBoard
- Positions
- Intervals
- Pentatonic
- Positions For Pentatonic
- Modes
- Relative Scale
- Chords [ + ]
- Chords Shapes
- Chords based on scale degrees
- Chord Progressions [ + ]
- Backcycling
- Key fret frequencies
- Key MIDI numbers
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Notes and Key Siganature
Scale notes, degrees and key signature to Db Major in Ionian mode.
D♭ Major Scale notes and degrees
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D♭Tonic ( I )
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E♭Supertonic ( ii )
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FMediant ( iii )
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G♭Subdominant ( IV )
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A♭Dominant ( V )
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B♭Submediant ( vi )
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CLeading tone ( viio )
D♭ Major Scale Key Signature
D♭ Major scale key signature consists of 5 accidental(s) : D♭ E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭
Enharmonic Equivalent Scale
Direct enharmonic equivalent to D♭ Major is C# Major scale
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What is a Musical Scale?
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Scale formula
D♭ Major in Ionian mode. Scale formula expressed in terms of (H)alf and (W)hole steps.
- D♭
- W
- E♭
- W
- F
- H
- G♭
- W
- A♭
- W
- B♭
- W
- C
- H
- D♭
H - (H)alf step (1 note) | W - (W)hole step (2 notes) |
Chromatic scale
Chromatic scale note names for D♭ Major scale.
D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C |
Fretboard
Layout of notes in D♭ Major scale on the guitar fretboard.
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ |
B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ |
G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ |
D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ |
A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ |
E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ |
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Play or listen to D♭ Major scale
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Positions
Fretboard positions for Db Major in Ionian mode.
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C 4 |
E | F 2 | G♭ 3 | G | A♭ |
B | C 2 | D♭ 3 | D | E♭ 4 |
G♭ 1 | G | A♭ 3 | A | B♭ 4 |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
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11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ 4 | G |
B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
G♭ 1 | G | A♭ 3 | A | B♭ |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C 4 |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ 4 | G |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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F 1 | G♭ 2 | G | A♭ 4 | A |
C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ 4 | G |
B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
F 1 | G♭ 2 | G | A♭ 4 | A |
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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G♭ 1 | G | A♭ 3 | A | B♭ 4 |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
A | B♭ 2 | B | C 4 | D♭ |
E | F 2 | G♭ 3 | G | A♭ 4 |
B | C 2 | D♭ 3 | D | E♭ 4 |
G♭ 1 | G | A♭ 3 | A | B♭ 4 |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C 4 |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ 4 | G |
B | C 2 | D♭ 3 | D | E♭ |
G♭ 1 | G | A♭ 3 | A | B♭ 4 |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C 4 |
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6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
F 1 | G♭ 2 | G | A♭ 4 | A |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C 4 |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ 4 | G |
B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
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8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
G | A♭ 2 | A | B♭ 4 | B |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ 4 | G |
B♭ 1 | B | C 3 | D♭ 4 | D |
F 1 | G♭ 2 | G | A♭ 4 | A |
C 1 | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
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Guitar Finger Names
1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Intervals
Intervals between two notes in Db Major scale.
Scale intervals
Intervals for any two of Db Major in Ionian mode.
D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C | |
D♭ | U | M2 | M3 | P4 | P5 | M6 | M7 |
E♭ | m7 | U | M2 | m3 | P4 | P5 | M6 |
F | m6 | m7 | U | m2 | m3 | P4 | P5 |
G♭ | P5 | M6 | M7 | U | M2 | M3 | Aug4 |
A♭ | P4 | P5 | M6 | m7 | U | M2 | M3 |
B♭ | m3 | P4 | P5 | m6 | m7 | U | M2 |
C | m2 | m3 | P4 | Dim5 | m6 | m7 | U |
Interval codes
U - Unison | O - Octave |
m2 - minor 2nd | M2 - Major 2nd |
m3 - minor 3rd | M3 - Major 3rd |
Aug4 - Augmented 4th | P4 - Perfect 4th |
Dim5 - Diminished 5th | P5 - Perfect 5th |
m6 - minor 6th | M6 - Major 6th |
m7 - minor 7th | M7 - Major 7th |
Finding an interval's name
In order to find interval name between two notes using the tables below:
- a ) choose a note from the the first column of "Scale Intervals" table,
- b ) choose a note from the first row of "Scale Intervals" table,
- c ) find the cell of intersection for the column and the row your chosen notes are in in "Scale Intervals" table,
- d ) read interval code from the cell,
- e ) decode interval code using "Interval Codes" table (optional).
Interval counts
Counts of intervals found in Db Major scale.
Interval | U | M2 | m2 | M3 | m3 | P4 | Aug4 | Dim5 | P5 | M6 | m6 | M7 | m7 |
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Count | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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What is an interval?
Pentatonic
Pentatonic for Db Major in Ionian mode.
D♭ Major pentatonic consists of the following notes: D♭,E♭,F,A♭,B♭
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ |
B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ |
G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ |
D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ |
A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ |
E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ | E | F | G♭ | G | A♭ | A | B♭ | B | C | D♭ | D | E♭ |
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Play or listen to D♭ Major pentatonic
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What is the pentatonic scale?
Positions for pentatonic
Postions for pentatonic of Db Major in Ionian mode.
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C |
E | F 2 | G♭ | G | A♭ |
B | C | D♭ 3 | D | E♭ 4 |
G♭ | G | A♭ 3 | A | B♭ 4 |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
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11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G |
B♭ 1 | B | C | D♭ 4 | D |
G♭ | G | A♭ 3 | A | B♭ |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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F 1 | G♭ | G | A♭ 4 | A |
C | D♭ 2 | D | E♭ 4 | E |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G |
B♭ 1 | B | C | D♭ 4 | D |
F 1 | G♭ | G | A♭ 4 | A |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G |
B | C | D♭ 3 | D | E♭ |
G♭ | G | A♭ 3 | A | B♭ 4 |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F 4 |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C |
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6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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B♭ 1 | B | C | D♭ 4 | D |
F 1 | G♭ | G | A♭ 4 | A |
D♭ 1 | D | E♭ 3 | E | F |
A♭ 1 | A | B♭ 3 | B | C |
E♭ 1 | E | F 3 | G♭ | G |
B♭ 1 | B | C | D♭ 4 | D |
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Guitar Finger Names
1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Modes
Modes of Db Major scale (relative to Ionian mode).
Mode | |||||||
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ionian | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C |
dorian | E♭ | F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ |
phrygian | F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ |
lydian | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F |
mixolydian | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ |
aeolian | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ | A♭ |
locrian | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ |
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What is the mode?
Relative Scale
Relative scale to Db Major in Ionian mode.
Relative scale to this scale is Bb Natural Minor Aeolian .
See Bb Natural Minor aeolian scale.
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What is the relative scale?
Scale Chords
Various chords for Db Major scale. Chords in this section are usable with any mode of this scale.
Short name (without a leading note) and number of chords of a given type are given in [] and the () respectively. Major triad names consist of the leading note only, hence no short name is shown for them here.
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Chords Shapes
Chords shapes for chords built on Db Major scale.
Chord shapes with root note on G, D, A or E string.
Root note on G string
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Major Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Minor Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Diminished e 1 B 3 G 4 D A E -
Suspended 2nd e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Suspended 4th e 1 B 4 G 3 D A E
Root note on D string
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Major Triad e 2 B 1 G 3 D 4 A E -
Minor Triad e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Diminished e 3 B 1 G 2 D 4 A E -
Suspended 2nd e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Suspended 4th e 2 B 1 G 4 D 3 A E -
Major 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Minor 7th e 1 B 3 G 2 D 4 A E -
Dominant 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Half-diminished 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Major 6th e 4 B 2 G 3 D 1 A E -
Minor 6th e 3 B 2 G 4 D 1 A E -
Major 9th e 3 B 4 G 1 D 2 A E -
Minor 9th e 3 B 4 G 1 D 2 A E -
Major add9 e 4 B 1 G 2 D 3 A E -
Minor add9 e 4 B 2 G 1 D 3 A E
Root note on A string
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Major Triad e 1 B 2 G 1 D 3 A 4 E -
Minor Triad e