Scale reference
D♭ major scale
D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C
The D♭ major scale runs D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C and then back to D♭. It follows the major step pattern — tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone — which is what makes it major rather than any other kind of scale.
It uses each letter name once, which is why it is written with 5 flats.
The notes
The step pattern
Every major scale uses the same sequence of steps. Change the starting note and the pattern is what you keep.
- D♭1tone
- E♭2tone
- F3semi
- G♭4tone
- A♭5tone
- B♭6tone
- C7semi
- D♭8
Scale degrees
| Degree | Note | Name | Interval from D♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♭ | Tonic | Perfect unison | 0 |
| 2 | E♭ | Supertonic | Major second | 2 |
| 3 | F | Mediant | Major third | 4 |
| 4 | G♭ | Subdominant | Perfect fourth | 5 |
| 5 | A♭ | Dominant | Perfect fifth | 7 |
| 6 | B♭ | Submediant | Major sixth | 9 |
| 7 | C | Leading tone | Major seventh | 11 |
Key signature
D♭ major is the scale of the key of D♭ major, which has 5 flats. The key page lists the seven chords built on these notes.