About the D flat suspended four chord
D flat suspended four is used in D flat Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as a D♭ suspended fourth chord.
Its notes are D♭, G♭, and A♭. The intervals are a perfect fourth and a perfect fifth.
Also called sus. C sharp suspended four spells the same notes enharmonically.
Inversions
Position 1 of 3
D flat suspended four (root position)
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GbG♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 3 | AbA♭ | Perfect 5th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other D flat chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
D flat suspended two chordD flat seven suspended four chordD flat nine suspended four chordD flat thirteen suspended four chord
Sixths and sevenths
D flat six chordD flat minor six chordD flat minor flat six chordD flat seven chordD flat major seven chordD flat minor seven chordD flat minor seven flat five chordD flat diminished seven chordD flat minor major seven chordD flat major seven flat five chordD flat major seven sharp five chordD flat minor major seven flat five chord
Extensions
D flat nine chordD flat add nine chordD flat major nine chordD flat minor nine chordD flat eleven chordD flat thirteen chordD flat six nine chordD flat minor add nine chordD flat major eleven chordD flat major thirteen chordD flat minor eleven chordD flat minor thirteen chordD flat minor six nine chordD flat minor major nine chordD flat minor major eleven chord
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.
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