Chord Progressions in D♭ Major
Common chord progressions in D♭ Major (D♭ E♭m Fm G♭ A♭ B♭m C°), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in D♭ Major
- I: D♭
- ii: E♭m
- iii: Fm
- IV: G♭
- V: A♭
- vi: B♭m
- vii°: C°
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV): D♭ A♭ B♭m G♭
- Sensitive (vi IV I V): B♭m G♭ D♭ A♭
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V): D♭ B♭m G♭ A♭
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I): D♭ G♭ A♭ D♭
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7): E♭m7 A♭7 D♭maj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): D♭7 D♭7 D♭7 D♭7 G♭7 G♭7 D♭7 D♭7 A♭7 G♭7 D♭7 A♭7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII, in B♭ Minor): B♭m G♭ A♭
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V, in B♭ Minor): B♭m A♭ G♭ F
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I): D♭ C♭ G♭ D♭
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V): D♭ G♭ B♭m A♭
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII, in B♭ Minor): B♭m G♭ D♭ A♭
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7): G♭maj7 A♭7 Fm7 B♭m7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V): D♭ A♭ B♭m Fm G♭ D♭ G♭ A♭
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7): D♭maj7 B♭m7 E♭m7 A♭7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII, in B♭ Minor): B♭m A♭ G♭ A♭
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi): G♭ D♭ A♭ B♭m
- Build-Up (IV V vi): G♭ A♭ B♭m
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V): D♭ G♭ D♭ A♭
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV): D♭ G♭ A♭ G♭
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7): D♭maj7 G♭maj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7, in B♭ Minor): B♭m7 E♭m7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I): D♭ A C♭ D♭
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I): D♭ G♭ G♭m D♭
- Creep (I III IV iv): D♭ F G♭ G♭m
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I): D♭ E♭ G♭ D♭
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): D♭7 G♭7 D♭7 D♭7 G♭7 G♭7 D♭7 D♭7 A♭7 G♭7 D♭7 A♭7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7): D♭7 A♭7 G♭7 G♭7 D♭7 A♭7 D♭7 A♭7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7, in B♭ Minor): B♭m7 B♭m7 B♭m7 B♭m7 E♭m7 E♭m7 B♭m7 B♭m7 G♭7 F7 B♭m7 F7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7): D♭7 G♭7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v, in B♭ Minor): B♭m E♭m Fm
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I): D♭ E♭7 A♭7 D♭
- Country Walk (I V IV I): D♭ A♭ G♭ D♭
- Country iii (I iii IV V): D♭ Fm G♭ A♭
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7): Fm7 B♭m7 E♭m7 A♭7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7): D♭maj7 B♭7 E♭m7 A♭7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7): F7 B♭7 E♭7 A♭7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7, in B♭ Minor): Cø7 F7 B♭m7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7): E♭m7 D7 D♭maj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7): E♭m7 C♭7 D♭maj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv): D♭ D♭7 G♭ G♭m
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7): G♭maj7 Fm7 E♭m7 D♭maj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II, in B♭ Minor): B♭m C♭
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V, in B♭ Minor): B♭m E♭m G♭ F
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V): B♭m A♭ G♭ A♭
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII, in B♭ Minor): B♭m E♭m G♭ A♭
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv, in B♭ Minor): B♭m D♭ A♭ E♭m