vi – Bb minor, Bb minor seventh (Bbm, Bbm7).V – Ab major, Ab dominant seventh (Ab, Ab7).IV – Gb major, Gb major seventh (Gb, Gbmaj 7).iii – F minor, F minor seventh (Fm, Fm7).

ii – Eb minor, Eb minor seventh (Ebm, Ebm7).I – Db major, Db major seventh (bDmaj, Dbmaj7).Notice that some are capitalized while others are not. Each note in the scale is represented by a different roman numeral. Let’s list these chords by roman numerals. To learn more about chords by key (what chords are in what key and why), check out my book, Master Piano Chords By Key And Give Yourself A Big Advantage When Playing, Learning Or Writing Songs. The four note chords with sevenths are Dbmaj7, Ebmin7 Fmin7, Gbmaj7, Ab7, Bbmin7 and Cm7b5. The triads in the key of D flat major are Dbmaj, Ebmin, Fmin, Gbmaj, Abmaj, Bbmin and Cdim. Like every other major key the chords in this key follows the pattern major minor minor major major minor diminished. The notes in this scale are Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db. What are the chords in the key of Db major?įirst of all let’s take a look at the D flat major scale. You can hear a diminished chord used in this way in the song “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys.The key of D flat major makes use of the same chords and scale notes as the key of C sharp major, except that the notes and chords have different names. The most common use of a diminished chord is to transition between two other, more stable-sounding chords. Are diminished chords used in rock songs?ĭiminished keyboard chords are less common than major and minor chords, but are still frequently used in rock and pop songs. To find the notes of a diminished chord, count a step-and-a-half from the root to the third, and then a step-and-a-half from the third to the fifth.

The diminished triad uses a minor third, and a lowered fifth, called a “diminished fifth.” A diminished fifth is three whole-steps, or six half-steps, above the root note.

The third interval in a minor chord is called a “minor third.” The fifth interval in a minor chord is the same as in a major chord, the interval of a “perfect fifth.” Most rock and pop songs use a mixture of major and minor piano chords. “Comfortably Numb” is an example of a rock song that begins with a minor chord. Minor chords are also very common in rock and pop music.

From the third, count two whole-steps (or four half steps) to find the fifth. To play a minor chord, select any root note, then count three half-steps up to the third. Minor chords, like major chords, contain three basic keyboard notes, a root note, third, and fifth.

D flat major piano scale