Piano chord

D♭ Major 9th Chord

D♭maj9 is a major 9th chord built on D♭. It contains the notes D♭ – F – A♭ – C – E♭.

D♭maj9

Also written: D♭M9, D♭Δ9, C♯maj9

F

C

D♭

A♭

E♭

Notes in D♭maj9

Count up from D♭ using the intervals below. The formula shows each note relative to the D♭ major scale.

Notes	Intervals	Formula	Semitones
D♭	Root	1	0
F	Major 3rd	3	4
A♭	Perfect 5th	5	7
C	Major 7th	7	11
E♭	Major 9th	9	14

Split it between the hands: left hand plays D♭ (and the 7th if there is one), right hand plays the 3rd, 5th and 9th.
Dropping the 5th is fine — it adds little colour and frees a finger.
Keep the 9th on top for the smoothest sound.

A major 7th chord with the 9th added — even softer and more open than maj7. Pianists use it for lush intros, ballads and neo-soul voicings.

Sound: Lush & warm

D♭maj9 is built only from notes of these keys. The Roman numeral shows its role in each key.

Hear D♭maj9 with different sounds and compare it with other chords in the interactive builder.

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