D♭ Diminished Chord on Guitar
The D♭ Diminished chord contains D♭, E and G — 3 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.
- Root
- Minor 3rd
- Augmented 4th
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♯4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | D♭ | E | G |
| Interval | Root | Minor 3rd | Augmented 4th |
Note names
Interval numbers
Scales containing D♭ Diminished
| Major (Ionian) | D |
| Natural Minor (Aeolian) | B |
| Dorian | E |
| Phrygian | F# |
| Lydian | G |
| Mixolydian | A |
| Locrian | D♭ |
| Harmonic Lydian (Lydian ♭6) | F |
| Harmonic Minor | D F A♭ B |
| Melodic Minor | D E |
| Melodic Minor ♯4 | D♭ E G B♭ |
| Gypsy Minor (Hungarian Minor) | D♭ F |
| Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) | A |
| Minor Sixth Pentatonic | E |
| Blues | D♭ |
| Dominant Diminished (M2) | C D♭ E♭ E F# G A B♭ |
| Tcherepnin (M3) | E♭ G B |
Circle of fifths
Chords inside D♭ Diminished
No chord in the list has fewer notes than this one.
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the D♭ Diminished chord?
D♭, E and G. That is 3 notes.
How is the D♭ Diminished chord built?
From a root of D♭: E is the minor 3rd and G is the augmented 4th.
Which scales contain the D♭ Diminished chord?
D Major (Ionian), B Natural Minor (Aeolian), E Dorian and F# Phrygian, among others. Every note of the D♭ Diminished chord is in those, so they can be played over it.
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