About the D flat thirteen suspended four chord
D flat thirteen suspended four is used in B Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as a D♭ thirteenth suspended fourth chord.
Its notes are D♭, G♭, A♭, C♭, E♭, and B♭. The intervals are a perfect fourth, a perfect fifth, a minor seventh, a major ninth, and a major thirteenth.
Also called 13sus. C sharp thirteen suspended four spells the same notes enharmonically.
Positions
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GbG♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 3 | AbA♭ | Perfect 5th |
| 4 | CbC♭ | Minor 7th |
| 5 | EbE♭ | Major 9th |
| 6 | BbB♭ | Major 13th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other D flat chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
Sixths and sevenths
Extensions
Altered
Functional relationships
These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.
Dominant
The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.
Subdominant
The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.
Tritone substitution
The tritone substitution is a dominant chord a tritone away that shares the same tension, so it can stand in for this chord and resolve the same way.
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