How to Play Piano Chord: D♭ major 9 — root | PianoKitty

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D♭maj9

root position

D♭ major 9

root position

Notes

D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭

Parent major scale: C♯

The notes of the C♯ major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	C♯	root
2	D♯	second
3	F	third
4	F♯	fourth
5	G♯	fifth
6	A♯	sixth
7	C	seventh
8	C♯	octave
9	D♯	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

major 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9

root	D♭
third	F
fifth	A♭
seventh	C
ninth	E♭

Similar chords

D♭ major 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
C♯ minor-major 9 with flattened third
D♭ major 9 sharp 5 with raised fifth
D♭ dominant 9 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

D♭ major + D♭ (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

A♭ major C♯ · C

G♯–C–D♯ = 5, 7, 9 · left hand: root + major 7th
F minor C♯ · C

F–G♯–C = 3, 5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 9 chords Practice all inversions of D♭maj9

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