Standard
D♭ major seventh · C shape
D♭maj7 guitar chord
What it is
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D♭ major seventh suspended second · Frets 1–4
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C♯ major seventh flat five · Frets 4–6
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D♭ major seventh sharp eleven · Open position
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How to play D♭maj7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the G to the high E at the 1st fret, your little finger on the A string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 4 3 1 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier D♭maj7
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the G to the B at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
x 4 3 1 1 4
D♭maj7, the easier shape
StandardFrets 1–4 · 5 strings
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.
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Major seventh chords in every key
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D♭maj7 on other instruments
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