Dbm7 Guitar Chord

How to play Dbm7: a minor 7th built on Db, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.

Chord Diagram

4X
A common voicing

The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 4th fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.

How to play Dbm7

Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 4 6 4 5 4 (x = not played).

  1. Lay your index finger across the 4th fret from the A string to the high E string (a barre).
  2. Add the B string at the 5th fret.
  3. Add the D string at the 6th fret.
  4. Strum from the A string down; the low E string stays silent.
Dbm7 and C#m7 are the same pitches spelled two ways, so the fingerings are identical. See C#m7 for the other spelling.

Notes & Intervals in Dbm7

NoteDbFbAbCb
IntervalRb35b7

Dbm7 is a minor 7th with Db as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Db, Fb, Ab, Cb. This voicing sounds every chord tone.

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Keys That Use Dbm7

Dbm7 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 3 major keys and 3 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.

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Questions About Dbm7

What notes are in the Dbm7 chord?

Dbm7 is spelled Db, Fb, Ab, Cb: the root, minor 3rd, 5th, flat 7th. The common guitar voicing sounds every one of them.

How do you play Dbm7 on guitar?

Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 4 6 4 5 4 (x means the string is not played). Lay your index finger across the 4th fret from the A string to the high E string (a barre). Add the B string at the 5th fret. Add the D string at the 6th fret. Strum from the A string down; the low E string stays silent.

What key is the Dbm7 chord in?

Dbm7 belongs to 6 keys: B major (the ii chord), E major (the vi chord), A major (the iii chord), C# minor (the i), G# minor (the iv) and F# minor (the v).

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