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D♭ Minor 6/9

Notes: D♭ – F♭ – A♭ – B♭ – E♭

The D♭ Minor 6/9 chord is a five-note chord made up of D♭, F♭, A♭, B♭, and E♭.

D♭ Minor 6/9 chord: D♭, F♭, A♭, B♭, E♭

It is built from a root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth, and major ninth.

C♯ Minor 6/9
This is the same chord as C♯ Minor 6/9: the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with sharps.

Construction

D♭ Minor 6/9 = Root + Minor 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 6th + Major 2nd = D♭, F♭, A♭, B♭, E♭
NoteIntervalDegree
D♭Root1
F♭Minor 3rd♭3
A♭Perfect 5th5
B♭Major 6th6
E♭Major 2nd2

D♭ Minor 6/9 : Frequently Asked Questions

What is the D♭ Minor 6/9 chord on piano?
The D♭ Minor 6/9 chord contains the notes D♭ – F♭ – A♭ – B♭ – E♭. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.
What notes are in the Db Minor 6/9 chord?
The Db Minor 6/9 chord (Dbm6/9) contains 5 notes: Db, Fb, Ab, Bb, Eb. Formula: R-m3-P5-M6-M9.
How is Dbm6/9 used in music?
Dbm6/9 appears in jazz and neo-soul.
What is the scale degree formula?
Dbm6/9 uses scale degrees 1-b3-5-6-9.

References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset, maintained by hand and corrected on the record, with no fixed publication date. Whether this particular entry has been reviewed by a person is stated in the maintained-by note above, not assumed here.

  1. 1

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Beethoven, Ludwig van(1802)

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ("Moonlight"), i

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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