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D♭/C

  1. C7bass
  2. D♭Rtriad
  3. F3triad
  4. A♭5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play D♭/C

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion D♭/C
1 2 3 4 R 5 3 7

Frets x 3 3 1 2 xNotes C F A♭ D♭Intervals 7 3 5 1Base triadD♭ major, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion D♭/C
6 7 8 9 R 5 3 7

Frets 8 8 6 6 x xNotes C F A♭ D♭Intervals 7 3 5 1Base triadD♭ major, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion D♭/C
9 10 11 12 R 5 3 7

Frets x x 10 10 9 9Notes C F A♭ D♭Intervals 7 3 5 1Base triadD♭ major, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules D♭/C follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Major triad over the 7th in every key

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D♭/C chord questions

What notes are in D♭/C?

D♭/C is spelled C D♭ F A♭: C is the 7th, D♭ is the root, F is the 3rd, A♭ is the 5th.

What is the formula of D♭/C?

7 1 3 5. It is a D♭ major triad, over C in the bass.

How many ways can you play D♭/C on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of D♭/C, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.