Piano chord · Suspended & power
D♭ dominant 7th suspended 4th chord on piano
Right hand: D♭ (1), G♭ (2), A♭ (3), C♭ (5)
How to play D♭7sus4 on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
A dominant 7th with a suspended 4th — common in funk, soul and gospel.
- Notes
- D♭G♭A♭C♭
- Formula
- 145♭7
- Built from
- root · perfect 4th · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handD♭1 · thumbG♭2 · indexA♭3 · middleC♭5 · pinky
Left handD♭5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing D♭7sus4 on piano
On piano, D♭7sus4 has three black keys (D♭, G♭ and A♭) and one white key.
Notice the C♭ in D♭7sus4 (D♭ G♭ A♭ C♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–G–A–C), so the minor 7th has to be written C♭ rather than B — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
