How Can You Practice the Db Minor Chord on the Piano?

Learn which notes are part of the Db minor chord and how to play this chord in root position, 1st inversion, and 2nd inversion on the piano.

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What Does the Db minor Chord Look Like on the Piano?

The symbol for the Db minor chord is Dbm.

The notes of the Dbm chord are Db – E – Ab.

The Dbm chord is a triad because it has three notes: root (Db), minor third (E), and perfect fifth (Ab).

How to Play the Db minor Chord on the Piano?

Below you can see how to play the notes of the Db minor chord on the piano in root position:

Db minor chord in root position on the piano

You can see that the first note from the left is Db (the root), the second note is E (the minor third), and the third note is Ab (the perfect fifth).

What is the Lowest Note in the Db minor Chord?

Assuming that you are playing the Dbm chord in root position the lowest note is Db.

How Do You Memorize the Dbm Chord?

Here is how to remember the notes of the Db minor chord:

Start from the first note of the chord (the root) that for the Db minor chord is Db.
To find the second note of the chord calculate a minor third from the root (E).
Then to find the third note of the chord calculate the perfect fifth from the root (Ab).

This applies if you are playing the Db minor chord in root position.

What is the 1st Inversion of the Db minor Chord?

The 1st inversion of the Dbm chord starts with the note E.

The picture below shows how to play the notes of the Db minor chord on the piano in the first inversion:

Db minor chord in 1st inversion on the piano

In the 1st inversion, you shift the root of the Dbm chord (Db) up one octave compared to the root position.

The notes of the Dbm chord in the 1st inversion are E – Ab – Db.

How Do You Play the 2nd Inversion of the Dbm Chord?

The 2nd inversion of the Dbm chord starts with the note Ab.

Below you can see how to play the notes of the second inversion of the Db minor chord on the piano:

2nd inversion of the Db minor chord on the piano

In the 2nd inversion, you also shift the third of the Dbm chord (E) up one octave.

The notes of the 2nd inversion of the Dbm chord are Ab – Db – E.

Also, considering that the Dbm chord is a triad (it consists of three notes) there is no 3rd inversion because it would be the same as the root position.

What Are Other Db Chords?

The following articles show you how to play other Db chords: