V – Ab major, Ab dominant seventh (Ab, Ab7).IV – Gb major, Gb major seventh (Gb, Gbmaj 7).iii – F minor, F minor seventh (Fm, Fm7).ii – Eb minor, Eb minor seventh (Ebm, Ebm7).I – Db major, Db major seventh (bDmaj, Dbmaj7).Notice that some are capitalized while others are not. Each note in the scale is represented by a different roman numeral. Let’s list these chords by roman numerals. To learn more about chords by key (what chords are in what key and why), check out my book, Master Piano Chords By Key And Give Yourself A Big Advantage When Playing, Learning Or Writing Songs. The four note chords with sevenths are Dbmaj7, Ebmin7 Fmin7, Gbmaj7, Ab7, Bbmin7 and Cm7b5.

The triads in the key of D flat major are Dbmaj, Ebmin, Fmin, Gbmaj, Abmaj, Bbmin and Cdim. Like every other major key the chords in this key follows the pattern major minor minor major major minor diminished. The notes in this scale are Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db. What are the chords in the key of Db major?įirst of all let’s take a look at the D flat major scale. The key of D flat major makes use of the same chords and scale notes as the key of C sharp major, except that the notes and chords have different names.

D flat major notes