How to Play Db6 on Piano

The Db Major 6th chord sounds warm and nostalgic. It stacks 4 notes: Db – F – Ab – Bb.

A major triad with a sixth added. It resolves as comfortably as a plain triad but sounds fuller, which is why it ends so many jazz standards.

Notes in Db6

NoteIntervalFinger
DbDb4Root1
FF4Major 3rd2
AbAb4Perfect 5th3
BbBb4Major 6th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on Db. Use finger 2 on F, finger 3 on Ab, and finger 5 on Bb.

Where it sits

3 notes of this chord (Db, Ab, Bb) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Major 6th Chords

C6
C – E – G – A
D6
D – F# – A – B
Eb6
Eb – G – Bb – C
E6
E – G# – B – C#
F6
F – A – C – D
F#6
F# – A# – C# – D#
G6
G – B – D – E
Ab6
Ab – C – Eb – F
A6
A – C# – E – F#
Bb6
Bb – D – F – G
B6
B – D# – F# – G#

Other Db Chords

Db7
Db – F – Ab – Cb
Db9
Db – F – Ab – Cb – Eb
Db
Db – F – Ab
Dbmaj7
Db – F – Ab – C
Dbaug
Db – F – A
Dbsus2
Db – Eb – Ab
Dbsus4
Db – Gb – Ab
Dbadd9
Db – F – Ab – Eb