Dbmaj7b5: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

Dbmaj7b5 (Maj7b5) is an interactive GuitarArcanum page with chord formula, intervals, voicings, inversions, triads, pentatonic patterns, scales and arpeggios on the fretboard.

Chord formula

Interval formula: 1 3 b5 7. A major 7th with a flat 5th. A lifted, bright sound — essentially a Lydian color.

Chord tones

The b5 here is a color, not a passing note — it's enharmonic with a #11 and gives Lydian light over a major 7th.

Sound character

Bright, lifted and floating — a Lydian, impressionist color.

Harmonic function

A tonic or subdominant with a Lydian shading. Stable but lifted.

Typical progressions

  • Dbmaj7b5 (Lydian tonic)
  • Ebm7 – Dbmaj7b5
  • Gbmaj7 – Dbmaj7b5

Guitar voicing advice

Use a b5 (#11) instead of the perfect 5th. Keep 3rd and 7th close, with the b5 on top.

Compatible scales for Dbmaj7b5

Open interactive scale pages that naturally pair with this chord.

Other chord qualities on the Db root

Compare this chord with other qualities sharing the same root.