Chords
Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth
Db · Gb · A · C · Eb
Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth (Dbmaj9#5sus4) is a augmented chord of 5 notes: Db · Gb · A · C · Eb.
Also written DbM9#5sus4
Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth
Db · Gb · A · C · Eb
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Db3 · Gb3 · A3 · C4 · Eb4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | C3 · Db3 · Gb3 · A3 · Eb4 | |
| Shell | Db3 · Gb3 · C4 | |
| Rootless | Gb3 · C4 · Eb4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth (Dbmaj9#5sus4) contains the notes Db · Gb · A · C · Eb, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth puts a chord tone other than Db in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth belongs to.
In which keys
Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth fits inside these scales, each built on Db.
- Db Major AugmentedDb · Eb · F · Gb · A · Bb · C
- Db Bebop MajorDb · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C
- Db Messiaen's Mode #6Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A · B · C
Understanding the Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth chord
Names and symbols
Dbmaj9#5sus4 is the chord symbol for Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth; it is also written DbM9#5sus4.
maj7♯5 and +Δ7 both mean this chord. It is not the aug7 of most charts, which carries a minor seventh; the Δ is what marks the major seventh here.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth chord?
- The Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth chord contains the notes Db · Gb · A · C · Eb: the root Db with the intervals 1P, 4P, 5A, 7M, 9M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Db, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth chord?
- Measured from Db, the Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth chord stacks the intervals 1P, 4P, 5A, 7M, 9M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth chord?
- On guitar the most common Db Augmented major ninth suspended fourth shape is x41212, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Db3 · Gb3 · A3 · C4 · Eb4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.