Piano scale · Major & minor

D♭ major scale on piano

How to play the D♭ major scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.

The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.

Its relative minor is B♭ natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of D♭ major.

Spell as C♯
Notes
D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C
Formula
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Steps
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Piano

One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers

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Suggested fingering

Right handD♭2E♭3F1G♭2A♭3B♭4C1D♭2

Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.

Chords in the D♭ major scale

Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.

I D♭ D♭maj7 D♭ F A♭
ii E♭m E♭m7 E♭ G♭ B♭
iii Fm Fm7 F A♭ C
IV G♭ G♭maj7 G♭ B♭ D♭
V A♭ A♭7 A♭ C E♭
vi B♭m B♭m7 B♭ D♭ F
vii° Cdim Cm7♭5 C E♭ G♭

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D♭ Major scale on piano
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