Irish bouzouki D♭ chord (GDAE)D♭ major: x 3 4 4, and 3 more shapes

Db chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAE tuning: x 3 4 4, open position
Db (Db major) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAE: x 3 4 4, low course to high (Db/F). Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: x 3 4 4 (open position) · Db/F

  1. G course: not played
  2. D course: 3rd fret, index finger, F
  3. A course: 4th fret, middle finger (barre), D♭
  4. E course: 4th fret, middle finger (barre), A♭

Sounds: F D♭ A♭  ·  D♭ is D♭, F, A♭ (1 · 3 · 5)

Found in: F♯ major (V), D♭ major (I), A♭ major (IV), E♭ mixolydian (♭VII), D♭ mixolydian (I), A♭ mixolydian (IV)

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.

More D♭ shapes

  1. 3fr4123D♭FD♭A♭6 3 4 4
    3fr
  2. 6fr113D♭A♭F6 6 8 x
    6fr
  3. 9fr2331FD♭A♭D♭10 11 11 9
    9fr · Db/F

D♭ in session keys

Other D♭ chords, Irish bouzouki GDAE

D♭C♯mD♭7

Other major chords

DGAEBCFB♭E♭F♯D♭A♭

D♭ in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app