Fig. 1 · Db to Bb

interval

D♭ major sixth

D♭lowerB♭upperM69 half steps

Nine half steps. The minor third turned upside down.

On the keyboard

DbBb
Fig. 2

What is true of it

D♭ up a major sixth is B♭: 9 half steps, and 6 letters counting both ends.

Turn it upside down — put the D♭ on top — and it becomes a minor third. The two numbers always add to nine, and the two sizes to twelve.

It is a imperfect consonance.

Every interval on D♭

D♭ → E♭♭minor second · dissonanceD♭ → E♭major second · dissonanceD♭ → F♭minor third · imperfect consonanceD♭ → Fmajor third · imperfect consonanceD♭ → G♭perfect fourth · perfect consonanceD♭ → Gaugmented fourth · dissonanceD♭ → A♭♭diminished fifth · dissonanceD♭ → A♭perfect fifth · perfect consonanceD♭ → B♭♭minor sixth · imperfect consonanceD♭ → C♭minor seventh · dissonanceD♭ → Cmajor seventh · dissonance

C M6D M6D♯ M6E♭ M6E M6F M6F♯ M6G♭ M6all 204