D♭ Dominant 7th #9 #5
Db7#9#5 · Root
Every chord tone stacked from the root up.
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D♭ – F – A – C♭ – E
1 – 3 – #5 – b7 – #9
This altered dominant combines two sharp tensions and most often drives a V–I resolution. The altered scale is a natural choice; the root may be left to the bass when a bassist supplies it.
The Db7#9#5 chord sounds distinctive, with a dominant 7th #9 #5 character. Its notes are Db, F, A, Cb, E.