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Dominant family

D♭ dominant thirteenth chord

D♭13

D♭ dominant thirteenth

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • 9
  • 13

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 3

No barre: each note has its own finger.

E×ADGBe34567D♭FC♭FB♭

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭♭♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. D♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. E♭9
  4. ♭3
  5. F3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. A♭5
  9. ♯5
  10. B♭13
  11. C♭♭7
  12. 7
  • D♭ Root
  • F Major 3rd
  • A♭ Perfect 5th
  • C♭ Minor 7th
  • E♭ Major 9th
  • B♭ Major 13th

About this chord

What is a D♭ dominant thirteenth chord?

D♭13 is built from 6 notes: D♭ (the root), F (the 3), A♭ (the 5), C♭ (the ♭7), E♭ (the 9), B♭ (the 13). The richest dominant: a big-band sound. The fifth and ninth are often left out when it is played.

Notes
D♭ · F · A♭ · C♭ · E♭ · B♭
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
Also written
D♭dom13
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

Scales that contain D♭13

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