Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

D♯7D♯ Dominant 7th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone

Formula ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E

How to play it

D♯7 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯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♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 4th (x 6 6 4 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (x x 11 10 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (11 10 9 10 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 16th (x 18 18 16 18 18) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 3 x 0 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 6 x 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 3 4 x 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 3 4 0 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
Read it as tab

D♯7 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♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 4th (x 6 6 4 6 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (x x 11 10 9 9) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (11 10 9 10 9 9) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 16th (x 18 18 16 18 18) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 3 x 0 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 6 x 0 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 3 4 x 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
D♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 3 4 0 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
Sound

How D♯7 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyconfidentunresolved
Genres
bluesjazzrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭2
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