D♭ major (D♭)

Also called C♯ major (C♯).

A major chord: root, major third and fifth. A stable, bright sound.

There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 4th fret. It’s the home chord of the key of D♭ major; you’ll also find it in A♭ major and F♯ major.

Notes:: D♭, F, A♭.
Formula:: 1, 3, 5.
Difficulty:: Intermediate.
Strings played:: 5 (from the A string).

Chord diagram

e|--4--|
B|--6--|
G|--6--|
D|--6--|
A|--4--|
E|--x--|

Other positions

e|--9---|
B|--9---|
G|--10--|
D|--11--|
A|--11--|
E|--9---|

Capo tip: put the capo at the 1st fret and play the C major shape: you hear D♭ major, with no barre.The capo

Often played with

The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around D♭ major.

e|--2--|
B|--2--|
G|--3--|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|

F♯ majorIV

e|--4--|
B|--4--|
G|--5--|
D|--6--|
A|--6--|
E|--4--|

A♭ majorV

e|--1--|
B|--2--|
G|--3--|
D|--3--|
A|--1--|
E|--x--|

B♭ minorvi