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D♭13 chord

D♭ Dominant 13th

Db13 · Root

1Db43F45Ab4b7Cb59Eb513Bb5
C43b7C5C615913

Every chord tone stacked from the root up.

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Notes

D♭ – F – A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – B♭

Formula

1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 13

Practice Note

The dominant 13th is a broad V-chord color, commonly drawn from Mixolydian and resolving by fifth. Piano voicings usually omit the 5th and may omit the root when bass covers it, preserving the 3rd and b7 as guide tones.

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About Db13

The Db13 chord sounds full and orchestral, using nearly the entire scale. Its notes are Db, F, Ab, Cb, Eb, Bb. This chord is commonly heard in jazz, and gospel music.

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All Db chords (61)

Triads

Db — MajorDbm — MinorDbdim — DiminishedDbaug — AugmentedDbsus2 — Suspended 2ndDbsus4 — Suspended 4thDb5 — Power Chord

7ths

Db7 — Dominant 7thDbmaj7 — Major 7thDbm7 — Minor 7thDbm7#5 — Minor 7th Sharp 5Dbdim7 — Diminished 7thDbm7b5 — Half-Diminished 7thDb6 — Major 6thDbm6 — Minor 6thDb7sus4 — Dominant 7th Sus4Db7sus2 — Dominant 7th Sus2

Extended

Db9 — Dominant 9thDbmaj9 — Major 9thDbm9 — Minor 9thDbadd9 — Add 9Dbadd11 — Add 11Dbadd2 — Add 2Dbadd#11 — Add Sharp 11Db11 — Dominant 11thDb6/9 — 6/9Dbmaj13 — Major 13thDbm(add2) — Minor Add 2Dbm(add9) — Minor Add 9Dbm(add11) — Minor Add 11DbmMaj7 — Minor Major 7thDbm11 — Minor 11thDbm13 — Minor 13thDbm6/9 — Minor 6/9Db7#11 — Dominant 7th Sharp 11Db9#11 — Dominant 9th Sharp 11Db13#11 — Dominant 13th Sharp 11Db9sus4 — Dominant 9th Sus4Db13sus4 — Dominant 13th Sus4Dbmaj7#11 — Major 7th Sharp 11Dbmaj9#11 — Major 9th Sharp 11DbmMaj9 — Minor Major 9thDbm9b5 — Half-Diminished 9th

Altered

Db7#9 — Dominant 7th Sharp 9Db7b9#9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9 Sharp 9Db13#9 — Dominant 13th Sharp 9Db7b9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9Db7#5 — Dominant 7th Sharp 5Db7b5 — Dominant 7th Flat 5Db7alt — Altered DominantDb7#9#5 — Dominant 7th #9 #5Db7b9b5 — Dominant 7th b9 b5Db7#9b5 — Dominant 7th #9 b5Db7sus4b9 — Dominant 7th Sus4 Flat 9Db9#5 — Dominant 9th Sharp 5Db9b5 — Dominant 9th Flat 5Db13b9 — Dominant 13th Flat 9Db7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Dbaug7 — Augmented 7thDbdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thDbaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th