Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯mD♯ Minor

F♯Root

Atone

C♯tone

Formula ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · Notes F♯ · A · C♯

How to play it

D♯m fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

D♯ Minor guitar chord — Open (x x 1 3 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar chord — A-shape, 6th (x 6 8 8 7 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar chord — E-shape, 11th (11 13 13 11 11 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar chord — D-shape, 13th (x x 13 15 16 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar chord — A-shape, 18th (x 18 20 20 19 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar chord — Open (x x 1 3 x 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 4 3 x x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 4 3 x 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

D♯m guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

D♯ Minor guitar tab — Open (x x 1 3 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar tab — A-shape, 6th (x 6 8 8 7 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar tab — E-shape, 11th (11 13 13 11 11 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar tab — D-shape, 13th (x x 13 15 16 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar tab — A-shape, 18th (x 18 20 20 19 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar tab — Open (x x 1 3 x 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 4 3 x x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

D♯ Minor guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 4 3 x 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How D♯m sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · ♭5 · ♭7

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