Db7sus4 Suspended
The Db7sus4 chord is built from the notes Db – Gb – Ab – Cb.
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Also known as
Dbmin7sus4
Chord tones, one by one
DbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Db.
GbThird
Suspended 4th
A perfect 4th replaces the third — tense, wants to resolve (sus4).
AbFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
CbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Mixolydian scale; its characteristic note is the minor 7th (♭7).
🎸 Genres
Blues · Rock · Funk · Gospel