Major & minor
D♭ major scale · also called the Ionian mode
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.
- Notes
- D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the D♭ major scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------11-13-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-14----------| G|----------------------------10-11-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-13----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 9–14
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1-2-------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|-----------1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the D♭ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
