Db Dominant 7 Scale — Guitar
Db Dominant 7 on guitar: notes Db, F, Ab, Cb — free scale chart, no sign-up. A major triad plus a minor 7th — tension that wants to resolve, at the heart of blues and jazz dominant chords.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (3), fret 4 Ab (5), fret 7 Cb (flat 7), fret 9 Db (root), fret 13 F (3), fret 16 Ab (5), fret 19 Cb (flat 7), fret 21 Db (root).
- A string: fret 2 Cb (flat 7), fret 4 Db (root), fret 8 F (3), fret 11 Ab (5), fret 14 Cb (flat 7), fret 16 Db (root), fret 20 F (3), fret 23 Ab (5).
- D string: fret 3 F (3), fret 6 Ab (5), fret 9 Cb (flat 7), fret 11 Db (root), fret 15 F (3), fret 18 Ab (5), fret 21 Cb (flat 7), fret 23 Db (root).
- G string: fret 1 Ab (5), fret 4 Cb (flat 7), fret 6 Db (root), fret 10 F (3), fret 13 Ab (5), fret 16 Cb (flat 7), fret 18 Db (root), fret 22 F (3).
- B string: fret 0 Cb (flat 7), fret 2 Db (root), fret 6 F (3), fret 9 Ab (5), fret 12 Cb (flat 7), fret 14 Db (root), fret 18 F (3), fret 21 Ab (5), fret 24 Cb (flat 7).
- e string: fret 1 F (3), fret 4 Ab (5), fret 7 Cb (flat 7), fret 9 Db (root), fret 13 F (3), fret 16 Ab (5), fret 19 Cb (flat 7), fret 21 Db (root).
Notes in the Db dominant 7 scale
The Db dominant 7 scale contains 4 notes: Db, F, Ab, Cb. Its scale degrees are R · 3 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Db |
| 3 | F |
| 5 | Ab |
| b7 | Cb |
Db dominant 7 on guitar
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