![]() Which Scales Can Be Played Over the Db chord? The Db chord can also be used itself as a substitute for more complicated chords, such as the Db Major 7 chord, the Db7 chord, and other extension chords which have Db as the root note (it can’t be used in place of minor chords though!). The Db chord can often be substituted with the Db sus 4 chord, the Db sus 2 chord and the Db add 9 chord. ![]() Often, as in the example below, the first finger does not actually form a barre, but instead simply plays the root note. The most common way to play the Db chord essentially the root-5 Db barre chord, played on the fourth fret. If you’ve come to this page just to view some chord diagrams for Db, here they are. In the key of Db, the following chords will compliment the Db chord: Db, Ebm, Fm, Gb, Ab, Bbm, C diminished.The Db Major chord (just like all Major chords) contains the following intervals (from the root note): Major 3rd, minor 3rd, Perfect 4th (back to the root note).The Db Major chord is produced by playing the 1st (root), 3rd and 5th notes of the Db Major scale.The Db Major chord contains the notes Db, F and Ab.None of the notes in the Db chord can be played on the open strings of the guitar, so bar chords are the most common way of playing the chord. To play the F Aeolian mode, we start on F and play through the notes of the Ab Major scale.The Db Major chord is one of the most common and popular chords on the guitar. For example, to play the Bb dorian mode, we start on the note Bb and then play the notes of the Ab Major scale. We can produce these modes by playing the notes of the Ab Major scale, while starting on different notes of the scale. The key of Ab Major contains the following chords (triads and 7th chords): Ab Major Scale in the 3rd Position (lowest fret is 3) Ab Major Scale in the 4th Position (lowest fret is 4) Ab Major Scale in the 8th Position (lowest fret is 8) Ab Major Scale in the 9th Position (lowest fret is 9) Ab Major Scale in the 12th Position (lowest fret is 12) How to Use the Ab Major Scaleįor the purpose of improvising, the Ab Major scale can be used over the Ab Major chord, the Ab Major 7 chord, as well as other chords within the key of Ab Major. Here are the 5 CAGED positions for the Ab Major scale on the guitar (notes and tabs). Remember these positions are movable, which means that you can move them along the fretboard if you want to change keys. ![]() There are Ab Major positions, based on the CAGED system. Here it is: Ab Major Scale CAGED Positions For the sake of being thorough though, it is still worthwhile learning the scale in this position. It’s interesting to note that the A flat major scale in the open position contains only one note (G) that can be played on an open string. Let’s look at the the open position for A flat. For the purpose of the series of lessons on guitar modes, we are going to treat Ab ionian and Ab Major as identical scales (which they are). If you are interested in learning about modes and guitar scales, it should be pointed out that the Ab Major scale is effectively the same scale as the Ab ionian scale. It is therefore used as a reference point for all other types of A flat scales. This is because the notes in the key of A flat are the same as the notes in the A flat Major scale itself. It is effectively the ‘master A flat scale’. The A flat Major scale is a commonly used scale. The relative minor key of Ab Major is F minor. The A flat Major scale contains the following notes:
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