How to Play Dbmaj7 on Piano

The Db Major 7th chord sounds warm and floating. It stacks 4 notes: Db – F – Ab – C.

A major triad with the seventh left unflattened, a semitone below the octave. That near-miss against the root is the source of its softness.

Notes in Dbmaj7

NoteIntervalFinger
DbDb4Root1
FF4Major 3rd2
AbAb4Perfect 5th3
CC5Major 7th5

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 C.

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (Db, Ab) 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 7th Chords

Cmaj7
C – E – G – B
Dmaj7
D – F# – A – C#
Ebmaj7
Eb – G – Bb – D
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
F#maj7
F# – A# – C# – E#
Gmaj7
G – B – D – F#
Abmaj7
Ab – C – Eb – G
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Bbmaj7
Bb – D – F – A
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#

Other Db Chords

Db6
Db – F – Ab – Bb
Db7
Db – F – Ab – Cb
Db9
Db – F – Ab – Cb – Eb
Db
Db – F – Ab
Dbaug
Db – F – A
Dbsus2
Db – Eb – Ab
Dbsus4
Db – Gb – Ab
Dbadd9
Db – F – Ab – Eb