Dbmmaj7 Minor-Major 7th
The Dbmmaj7 chord is built from the notes Db – Fb – Ab – C.
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Also known as
Dbm(maj7)
Chord tones, one by one
DbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Db.
FbThird
Minor third
Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).
AbFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
CSeventh
Major seventh
Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Melodic minor scale; its characteristic note is the major 7th.
🎸 Genres
Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion
🎤 Artists who made it famous
Bernard Herrmann