How to Play Db on Piano

The Db Major chord sounds bright and resolved. It stacks 3 notes: Db – F – Ab.

A root, a major third and a perfect fifth — the chord every other chord is measured against.

Notes in Db

NoteIntervalFinger
DbDb4Root1
FF4Major 3rd3
AbAb4Perfect 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

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

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 3 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 Chords

C
C – E – G
D
D – F# – A
Eb
Eb – G – Bb
E
E – G# – B
F
F – A – C
F#
F# – A# – C#
G
G – B – D
Ab
Ab – C – Eb
A
A – C# – E
Bb
Bb – D – F
B
B – D# – F#

Other Db Chords

Db6
Db – F – Ab – Bb
Db7
Db – F – Ab – Cb
Db9
Db – F – Ab – Cb – Eb
Dbmaj7
Db – F – Ab – C
Dbaug
Db – F – A
Dbsus2
Db – Eb – Ab
Dbsus4
Db – Gb – Ab
Dbadd9
Db – F – Ab – Eb