D♭maj7 5-string bass chord

How to play D♭maj7 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the E string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the G string.

From the B string 2 4 3 3 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in D♭maj7?

D♭maj7, D♭ major seventh, is D♭, F, A♭ and C: the root (D♭), the major third (F), the perfect fifth (A♭) and the major seventh (C). Its formula is 1 3 5 7.

Are D♭maj7 and C♯7 the same?

No. D♭maj7 has the major seventh, C, a half step below the root; C♯7 has the minor seventh, C♭. D♭maj7 sounds calm and open, the sound of jazz ballads and bossa nova; C♯7 sounds like it has somewhere to go.

Can I play D♭ instead of D♭maj7?

Yes. D♭maj7 is D♭ with C added, so D♭ does the same job with a plainer sound.

Keys with D♭maj7

D♭maj7 is the Imaj7 chord in D♭ major, the IVmaj7 chord in A♭ major, the VImaj7 chord in F minor and the IIImaj7 chord in B♭ minor.