What notes are in the Db7 chord?

Db7 is made of Db, F, Ab and B: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th above Db.

What is the easiest way to play Db7?

Play x46464 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, barre fret 4 from the A to the high E string.

Db7 chord on guitar

Db7 is a dominant seventh chord: bluesy and restless, wanting to move. It is built from Db, F, Ab and B (formula 1 3 5 ♭7). Dominant sevenths drive the blues and usually resolve up a fourth, to the chord whose root is five frets higher on the same string. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x46464.

x 4 6 4 6 4

9 8 6 6 6 7

9 11 9 10 9 9

x x 11 10 12 13

x x 11 13 12 13

Db7 fingerings (low E to high E)

Barre at fret 4: x46464. Mute the low E string, barre fret 4 from the A to the high E string.
Fret 6: 986667. Barre fret 6 from the D to the B string.
Barre at fret 9: 9-11-9-10-9-9. Barre fret 9 from the low E to the high E string.
Fret 10: x-x-11-10-12-13. Mute the low E and A strings.
Fret 11: x-x-11-13-12-13. Mute the low E and A strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Db7 chord?: Db7 is made of Db, F, Ab and B: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th above Db.
What is the easiest way to play Db7?: Play x46464 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, barre fret 4 from the A to the high E string.
Which keys is Db7 in?: Db7 belongs to F# major (V7).

Also try: Db Major · C# Minor · Dbmaj7 · C#m7 · F# Major · Chord Charts