eBGDAE 123456789101112131415 F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb F Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

Db Major Scale

The Db major scale has a warm, mellow character with five flats. Popular in jazz and R&B guitar, it pairs beautifully with smooth chord voicings and is the relative major of Bb minor.

Also known as

  • C# Major
  • Db Ionian
  • C# Ionian

Formula

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Notes

DbEbFGbAbBbC

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the Db Major scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

Explore this scale on the interactive fretboard tool