Hi folks,
Today I will discuss a few good chords to use for each number of the scale, in the key of D♭ major.
D♭ 1st tone
| Chord | LH | RH | Notes |
| D♭ (add 9) | D♭ | D♭ E♭ F A♭ or E♭ A♭ D♭ |
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| D♭ quartal chord | D♭ | B♭ E♭ A♭ | |
| D♭ maj7 | D♭ | C F A♭ | |
| D♭ maj9 | D♭ | C E♭ F A♭ | |
| D♭ 9 (add 6) | D♭ | F B♭ B E♭ | Secondary chord (not starting) |
| D♭ 13 | D♭ | B E♭ G♭ B♭ |
E♭ 2nd tone
| Chord | LH | RH | Notes |
| E♭ min7 | E♭ | B♭ D♭ G♭ | |
| E♭ min9 | E♭ | G♭ B♭ D♭ F or F G♭ B♭ D♭ |
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| E♭ 9 (add 6) | E♭ | G C D♭ F | |
| E♭ min7 (♭5) | E♭ | A D♭ E♭ G♭ | |
| E♭ 9 | E♭ | G B♭ D♭ F |
F 3rd tone
| Chord | LH | RH | Notes |
| F 7 (#9 #5) | F | A D♭ E♭ A♭ | |
| Dmaj / F | F | A D F# | |
| Any 1 tone chord over F | F | D♭ E♭ F A♭ | |
| F half-dim7 | F | A♭ B E♭ |
G♭ 4th tone
| Chord | LH | RH | Notes |
| G♭ maj7 | G♭ | F B♭ D♭ | |
| G♭ (add 9) | G♭ | G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭ | |
| G♭ maj7 (add 6) | G♭ | B♭ E♭ F B♭ |
A♭ 5th tone
| Chord | LH | RH | Notes |
| A♭ 13 | A♭ | G♭ B♭ D♭ F | |
| A♭ – 4 chords | A♭ | 1. G♭ maj (D♭ G♭ B♭) 2. A♭ maj (E♭ A♭ C) 3. D♭ maj (F A♭ D♭) 4. A♭ maj (E♭ A♭ C) |
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| Any 1 tone chord over A♭ bass | |||
| Any 3 tone chord over A♭ bass | A♭ | C F A | |
| Any 4 tone chord over A♭ bass | A♭ | D♭ G♭ B♭ | |
| A♭ (add 9) | A♭ | A♭ B♭ C E♭ | |
| A♭ min9 | A♭ | G♭ B♭ B E♭ |
B♭ 6th tone
| Chord | LH | RH | Notes |
| B♭ min9 | B♭ | A♭ C D♭ F | |
| B♭ 13 | B♭ | A♭ C E♭ G | |
| B♭ 7 (♭9) | B♭ | A♭ B D F | This is a diminished chord |
| C maj7 (#5) / B♭ | B♭ | C E A♭ B | |
| 4 tone chord / B♭ | B♭ | D♭ G♭ B♭ |
C 7th tone
| Chord | LH | RH | Notes |
| C min11 | C | E♭ G B♭ D F | |
| 4 tone major chord / C | C | B♭ D♭ G♭ | |
| 6 tone minor chord / C | C | B♭ D♭ F | |
| 5 tone major chord / C | C | A♭ C E♭ |
With these chords you can create some really awesome sounding gospel music if you make good use of patterns. Hopefully I’ll post a recording of some songs played using these soon.
If you want to learn more about these chords or what cool music you can play with them, I refer you to Hear and Play Gospel Keys 202 – http://info.hearandplay.com/gk202quizgmtcmcjg/?code=infemail.
Enjoy!