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D flat nine suspended two chord

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About the D flat nine suspended two chord

D flat nine suspended two is used in B Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as a D dominant ninth suspended second chord.

Its notes are D, E, A, C, and E. The intervals are a major second, a perfect fifth, a minor seventh, and a major ninth.

Also called C sharp nine suspended two, which spells the same notes enharmonically.

Positions

No stored guitar shape for this voicing yet. Build it from D♭, E♭, A♭, C♭, E♭.

Notes and intervals

1D flatRoot
2E flatMajor 2nd
3A flatPerfect 5th
4C flatMinor 7th
5E flatMajor 9th

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Other D flat chords

Simpler triads

Suspended

Sixths and sevenths

Extensions

Altered

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D♭9sus2 chord on guitar shown as colored note dots
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