Chord progressions in Db major

Which chords belong together in Db major, and what is built from them: the seven diatonic chords and 13 common progressions, each written out.

The chords of Db major

Almost every song in this key is built from these seven. The roman numeral says which degree of the scale the chord stands on — upper case for major, lower case for minor.

Degree	Chord	Type
I	Db	major
ii	Ebm	minor
iii	Fm	minor
IV	Gb	major
V	Ab	major
vi	Bbm	minor
vii°	Cdim	diminished

13 progressions in Db major

I–V–vi–IVDb – Ab – Bbm – GbThe four chords vi–IV–I–VBbm – Gb – Db – AbThe same four, starting minor I–vi–IV–VDb – Bbm – Gb – AbThe fifties progression ii–V–IEbm7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7The jazz cadence I–IV–VDb – Gb – AbThe three primary chords I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–VDb7 – Gb7 – Db7 – Ab7 – Gb7 – Db7 – Ab7The twelve-bar blues I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–VDb – Ab – Bbm – Fm – Gb – Db – Gb – AbThe Pachelbel canon I–vi–ii–VDbmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Ab7The turnaround I–♭VII–IVDb – Cb – GbThe Mixolydian turn I–iii–IV–VDb – Fm – Gb – AbThe rising progression I–IV–I–VDb – Gb – Db – AbThe alternating progression vi–V–IV–VBbm – Ab – Gb – AbThe lamenting progression I–V–IV–VDb – Ab – Gb – AbThe rock loop

Neighbouring keys

F# majorAb majorBb minor

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Every note on this page is computed, not typed in — following the rule that also makes F# major spell its seventh degree E#, not F.