Guitar chords · Power chord
D♭5 chord on guitar (Db5)
D♭5 (D♭ Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion.) has two notes: D♭ and A♭, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and 5.
Shapes
How to play D♭5
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
D♭5 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 4 or the E shape at fret 9. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
A shape · fret 4
E shape · fret 9
Notes and formula
What makes D♭5 power chord
A Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion. is just the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and the 5th, often with the root doubled an The distance of twelve half steps, where a note comes round to the same name. Twelve frets up a string is an octave. up. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, so it stays clear under heavy distortion: the backbone of rock and punk.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The 5th makes D♭5 a Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion..
- D♭Rroot
- A♭5essential
- D♭, the root
- Other chord tones
D♭5 and C♯5 are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with D♭5
D♭5 belongs to twelve keys: A major (iii5, spelled C♯5), E major (vi5, spelled C♯5), C♭ major (ii5), G♭ major (V5), D♭ major (I5), A♭ major (IV5), F♯ minor (v5, spelled C♯5), C♯ minor (i5, spelled C♯5), A♭ minor (iv5), E♭ minor (VII5), B♭ minor (III5) and F minor (VI5).
- iii5A majorSpelled C♯5 in this key
- vi5E majorSpelled C♯5 in this key
- ii5C♭ major
- V5G♭ major
- I5D♭ major
- IV5A♭ major
- v5F♯ minorSpelled C♯5 in this key
- i5C♯ minorSpelled C♯5 in this key
- iv5A♭ minor
- VII5E♭ minor
- III5B♭ minor
- VI5F minor
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
D♭5 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps D♭5 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- D♭5/A♭
D♭5 with its 5th, A♭, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on C♯ / D♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- D♭ major
- C♯m minor
- D♭7 dominant 7th
- D♭maj7 major 7th
- C♯m7 minor 7th
- D♭sus2 suspended 2nd
- D♭sus4 suspended 4th
- D♭6 major 6th
- C♯m6 minor 6th
- D♭add9 add 9
- D♭9 dominant 9th
- D♭maj9 major 9th
- C♯m9 minor 9th
- D♭13 dominant 13th
- D♭maj13 major 13th
- C♯m11 minor 11th
- C♯° diminished
- C♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- C♯°7 diminished 7th
- D♭+ augmented
- D♭7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- C♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- D♭6/9 six-nine
- C♯m(add9) minor add 9
- D♭7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
D♭5, in short
- What notes are in the D♭5 chord?
- D♭5 (D♭ Just the root and the 5th, often with the root doubled: C5 is C and G. With no 3rd it is neither major nor minor, which keeps it clear under distortion.) has two notes: D♭ and A♭, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. and 5.
- How do you play D♭5 on guitar?
- D♭5 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 4 or the E shape at fret 9.
- What key is D♭5 in?
- D♭5 belongs to twelve keys: A major (iii5, spelled C♯5), E major (vi5, spelled C♯5), C♭ major (ii5), G♭ major (V5), D♭ major (I5), A♭ major (IV5), F♯ minor (v5, spelled C♯5), C♯ minor (i5, spelled C♯5), A♭ minor (iv5), E♭ minor (VII5), B♭ minor (III5) and F minor (VI5).
- Is D♭5 the same as C♯5?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. D♭5 is the spelling in C♭ major, G♭ major, D♭ major, A♭ major, A♭ minor, E♭ minor, B♭ minor and F minor; C♯5 in A major, E major, B major, F♯ major, C♯ major, F♯ minor, C♯ minor, G♯ minor, D♯ minor and A♯ minor.