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D#m on guitar

D#m is a minor, spelled D#, F# and A#. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is xx1342, which sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteD#F#A#
Interval1P3m5P

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

D# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.1342
xx1342sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
D# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 2 to 6.6fr342
x68876sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string
D# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
xx434xsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
D# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.3241
xx4342sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
D# minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 11, fret 11, fret 11. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 6.11fr23
111313111111sits at fret 11 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 11
D# minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr231
664xxxsits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
D# minor, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr231
xx887xsits at fret 7, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
D# minor, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 8, fret 8, fret 11 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 3 to 4.8fr324
1198811xsits at fret 8, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string
D# minor, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13, fret 13, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 2 to 3.13fr2
141313xxxsits at fret 13, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 13 and mutes 3 strings
D# minor, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 11 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2143
1191311xxsits at fret 9, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
D# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 3.2
211xxxsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 1 and mutes 3 strings
D# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr1342
x6887xsits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings

The five shapes

Every shape below is one of the five open chords moved up the neck, with a finger — or the nut — standing in for the open strings. D#m turns up as a D shape, an A shape and an E shape: D at fret 1, A at fret 6, E at fret 11.

D# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.1342
D shapeD#m as a D shape: index finger at fret 1, fingered xx1342.
D# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 2 to 6.6fr342
A shapeD#m as an A shape: barre at fret 6, fingered x68876.
D# minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 11, fret 11, fret 11. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 6.11fr23
E shapeD#m as an E shape: barre at fret 11, fingered 111313111111.

Keys D#m belongs to

D#m is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

D#m in another tuning

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