D Minor Major 7th

Symbols:DmM7, DminMaj7
Scale Degree Formula:1-♭3-5-7
Interval Stack:m3 + M3 + M3
Notes:D, F, A, C#
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Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the D major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-♭3-5-7, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the root of the chord (D), then move our first interval (m3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (F). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
D1D#♭2E2F♭3F#3G4G#♭5A5Bb#5B6C♭7C#7m3M3M3

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended SecondG7sus2
AugmentedFaug, C#aug, Aaug
Augmented Major 7thF+Maj7, C#+Maj7, A+Maj7
Diminished Major 7thDdimMaj7
Dominant 7th Sharp FifthF7#5, C#7#5, A7#5
Dominant 7th Sharp Five Flat 9thC#7#5b9
Half-Diminished 7thBm7(b5)
Major 6thFM6
Major 7thDM7, BbM7
Major Added 11thAadd11
MinorDm
Minor 2ndDm2
Minor 6thDm6
Minor 7thDm7
Minor 9th Flat FifthBm9b5
Minor Added 11thDmadd11
Minor Added 9thDmadd9
Minor Major 9thDmMaj9

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
Dorian b5B
Harmonic MajorA
Harmonic MinorF#, D
Ionian #5A, F
Locrian bb7G#
Locrian ♮6G#, E
Lydian #9Bb, D
Lydian Augmented #2F
Lydian b3D
Mixolydian b2E
Phrygian DominantC#, A
Phrygian b4C#
Super-Locrian bb7C#, F
Ukrainian DorianB, G

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