Explore the d flat major scale on piano: D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭ and C. Hear one octave, follow both hands and compare chords and C♯ major.
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D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭
Direction: Ascending · D♭4 → D♭5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1
| Notes | D♭4 | E♭4 | F4 | G♭4 | A♭4 | B♭4 | C5 | D♭5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
One-octave fingering.
Finger numbers identify fingers, not scale degrees. Only one-octave, separately checked rows are shown.
Select every note used in D♭ Major, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
D♭ - E♭ - F - G♭ - A♭ - B♭ - C. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
D♭4 - E♭4 - F4 - G♭4 - A♭4 - B♭4 - C5 - D♭5
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported. The staff is a pitch reference; the pulse controls timing.
Practice tempo: 60 BPM · 1 octave · Right hand · D♭4-D♭5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
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Key signature: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb
D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭
Direction: Ascending · D♭4 → D♭5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1
| Notes | D♭4 | E♭4 | F4 | G♭4 | A♭4 | B♭4 | C5 | D♭5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
One-octave fingering.
One-octave reference. Finger numbers appear only for the hand and direction combinations covered by the sources listed above.
The d flat major scale uses D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭ and C, then returns to D♭. Its five flats, in signature order, are B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ and G♭. F–G♭ and C–D♭ are the half steps; the other adjacent scale notes are a whole step apart.
On an equal-tempered piano, C♯ major uses the same keys as the d flat major scale. Its spelling is C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯ and B♯, with seven sharps. Keep the five-flat spelling here: F is the third and C is the leading tone. The right hand uses treble clef; the left hand uses bass clef.
For the d flat major scale, the Music Fun staff starts the right hand on D♭ with finger 2 and places thumbs on F and C. The left hand begins 3–2–1 on D♭–E♭–F and crosses to finger 4 on G♭. Read each descending row separately; this is one octave only.
Practise the d flat major scale with one hand at a time. First read D♭–E♭–F and G♭–A♭–B♭–C, then play the complete displayed row slowly. Compare the note highlighted on the keyboard with its staff spelling. Use the direction control to inspect descent before playing it.
Each degree of D♭ major has a name, and stacking every other note from that degree gives the triad built on it. Roman numerals use capitals for major triads, lower case for minor and ° for diminished.
B♭ minor is the relative minor of D♭ major. Both keys use the same notes and key signature, but the minor key starts on degree 6.
D♭ major uses five black keys: D♭, E♭, G♭, A♭ and B♭.
On a narrow screen, scroll this table horizontally to read every column.
| Degree | Note | Degree name | Triad | Triad notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♭ | Tonic | I · D♭ major | D♭ – F – A♭ |
| 2 | E♭ | Supertonic | ii · E♭ minor | E♭ – G♭ – B♭ |
| 3 | F | Mediant | iii · F minor | F – A♭ – C |
| 4 | G♭ | Subdominant | IV · G♭ major | G♭ – B♭ – D♭ |
| 5 | A♭ | Dominant | V · A♭ major | A♭ – C – E♭ |
| 6 | B♭ | Submediant | vi · B♭ minor | B♭ – D♭ – F |
| 7 | C | Leading tone | vii° · C diminished | C – E♭ – G♭ |
Adding a seventh to the dominant triad gives V7, the dominant seventh of D♭ major. A♭7: A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭.
D♭ and C♯ share one piano key. The d flat major scale and C♯ major sound alike in equal temperament, but D♭ major spells D♭–E♭–F–G♭–A♭–B♭–C; C♯ major spells C♯–D♯–E♯–F♯–G♯–A♯–B♯. Their signatures have five flats and seven sharps respectively.
The diatonic triads of the d flat major scale are D♭ major (D♭–F–A♭), E♭ minor (E♭–G♭–B♭), F minor (F–A♭–C), G♭ major (G♭–B♭–D♭), A♭ major (A♭–C–E♭), B♭ minor (B♭–D♭–F) and C diminished (C–E♭–G♭).
No. These separate one-octave rows end on a tonic finger chosen for this range. Two-octave connections and continuous turnarounds have not been checked here; do not join copies of the displayed row.
Sources below are limited to the note, theory, fingering, or editorial scope recorded for this page. A source record is not the same as a teacher review.
Supports: D Flat major note spelling and key-signature count; no fingering claim.
Location: Opening notes and key-signature paragraphs.
Supports: A-flat and D-flat major spelled notes and one-octave RH/LH ascending and descending fingering, read note by note from the staff. No multi-octave fingering.
Location: PDF pages 13 (A flat) and 14 (D flat), separate treble and bass staves.
Supports: Major-scale W–W–H–W–W–W–H rule; ascending/descending scale definition; half step is adjacent keyboard pitches; tonic repeated at octave
Location: The major scale, lines 6 and 12–21
Supports: Pitch step, alter, octave; C4 convention; key signature fifths positive/negative
Location: Key and Pitch, lines 80–119
Supports: Official public entry for the Standard MIDI Files specification
Location: Standard MIDI Files overview