D♭ Natural Minor Scale
The D♭ natural minor scale is the relative minor sound built on D♭ — darker, more reflective than major, the foundation of countless rock, pop, and folk songs.
Notes in D♭ Natural Minor
The D♭ Natural Minor scale contains D♭ — E♭ — E — G♭ — A♭ — A — B. The interval pattern is the universal natural minor pattern, transposed to start on D♭.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see D♭ Natural Minor on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The D♭ natural minor scale is the relative minor sound built on D♭ — darker, more reflective than major, the foundation of countless rock, pop, and folk songs.
FAQs
What chords go with the D♭ Natural Minor scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is D♭ Natural Minor different from other scales on D♭?
The intervals between notes are different. D♭ Natural Minor uses the natural minor interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of D♭ Natural Minor?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. D♭ major and Bb minor share the same notes; D♭ minor and E major share the same notes.