Piano scale · Major & minor
D♭ natural minor scale on piano
How to play the D♭ natural minor scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is F♭ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of C♯ minor.
- Notes
- D♭E♭F♭G♭A♭B𝄫C♭
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handD♭2E♭3F♭1G♭2A♭3B𝄫1C♭2D♭3
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♭ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
III
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
VI
B𝄫
B𝄫maj7
B𝄫 D♭ F♭
VII
C♭
C♭7
C♭ E♭ G♭
Sounds great over
