D♭/E♭
- E♭2bass
- D♭Rtriad
- F3triad
- A♭5triad
3 ways to play D♭/E♭
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
Frets x 6 6 6 6 xNotes E♭ A♭ D♭ FIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadD♭ major, 2nd inversion
Frets 11 11 11 10 x xNotes E♭ A♭ D♭ FIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadD♭ major, 2nd inversion
Frets x x 1 1 2 1Notes E♭ A♭ D♭ FIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadD♭ major, 2nd inversion
The construction rules D♭/E♭ follows
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.
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 2nd in every key
More chords on D♭
D♭/E♭ chord questions
What notes are in D♭/E♭?
D♭/E♭ is spelled E♭ D♭ F A♭: E♭ is the 2nd, D♭ is the root, F is the 3rd, A♭ is the 5th.
What is the formula of D♭/E♭?
2 1 3 5. It is a D♭ major triad, over E♭ in the bass.
How many ways can you play D♭/E♭ on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of D♭/E♭, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.