Db Minor Piano Chord
Root
DbMin 3rd
Fb5th
AbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Db
Fb
Ab
The Notes in a Db Minor Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of a Db Minor chord is Db.
The Min 3rd
The minor third of a Db Minor chord is Fb. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.
Finding Fb from Db step by step:
- Start on: Db
- Step 1: move up to D
- Step 2: move up to Eb
- Step 3: Land on Fb
Min 3rd
FbRoot
Db1
2
- D is a minor second above Db.
- Eb is a major 2nd above Db.
- Fb is a minor third above Db.
The 5th
The fifth of a Db Minor chord is Ab. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding Ab from Db step by step:
- Start on: Db
- Step 1: move down to C
- Step 2: move down to Cb
- Step 3: move down to Bb
- Step 4: move down to A
- Step 5: Land on Ab
5th
AbRoot
Db1
2
3
4
- C is a minor second below Db.
- Cb is a major 2nd below Db.
- Bb is a minor third below Db.
- A is a major third below Db.
- Ab is a fourth below Db. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note Ab is down 5 half-steps from Db, but up 7 half-steps from Db:
5th
AbRoot
Db1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of Db Minor
Root Position
Root
DbMin 3rd
Fb5th
AbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Db
Fb
Ab
1st Inversion
Min 3rd
Fb5th
AbRoot
DbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Fb
Ab
Db
2nd Inversion
5th
AbRoot
DbMin 3rd
FbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Ab
Db
Fb