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D♭/C♭

  1. C♭♭7bass
  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 2 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 7 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 9 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.