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

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♭), 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 — E-shape, 2nd (0 2 2 0 0 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar chord — D-shape, 2nd (x x 2 4 5 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar chord — A-shape, 7th (x 7 9 9 8 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar chord — E-shape, 12th (12 14 14 12 12 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar chord — D-shape, 14th (x x 14 16 17 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar chord — A-shape, 19th (x 19 21 21 20 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar chord — Open (0 x x 0 0 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar chord — Open (0 x x 0 0 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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 — E-shape, 2nd (0 2 2 0 0 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar tab — D-shape, 2nd (x x 2 4 5 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar tab — A-shape, 7th (x 7 9 9 8 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar tab — E-shape, 12th (12 14 14 12 12 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar tab — D-shape, 14th (x x 14 16 17 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar tab — A-shape, 19th (x 19 21 21 20 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar tab — Open (0 x x 0 0 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D♯ Minor guitar tab — Open (0 x x 0 0 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How D♯m sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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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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