Dbm9 Piano Chord

Dbm9

Db Minor 9th

Root

Db

9th

Eb

Min 3rd

Fb

Min 7th

Cb

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

Db

Fb

Cb

Eb

The Notes in a Db Minor 9th Chord

The 9th

Finding Eb from Db step by step:

Start on: Db
Step 1: move up to D
Step 2: Land on Eb

9th

Eb

Root

Db

1

PLAY

D is a minor second above Db.
Eb is a major 2nd above Db.

The Min 3rd

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

Fb

Root

Db

1

2

PLAY

D is a minor second above Db.
Eb is a major 2nd above Db.
Fb is a minor third above Db.

The Min 7th

Finding Cb from Db step by step:

Start on: Db
Step 1: move down to C
Step 2: Land on Cb

Min 7th

Cb

Root

Db

1

PLAY

C is a minor second below Db.
Cb is a major 2nd below Db. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note Cb is down 2 half-steps from Db, but up 10 half-steps from Db:

Min 7th

Cb

Root

Db

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

PLAY