D♯ Minor Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
D♯m , D♯min , D♯mi , D♯−

Here you can learn how to play D♯ Minor Chord on the Guitar. The D♯ Minor Chord has a minor quality which includes a minor Third interval that produces a generally sad sound. D♯ Minor Chord contains the notes D♯, F♯, A♯. The D♯ Minor Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root D♯, the Third F♯, and the Fifth A♯.

Below you will find D♯ Minor Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the D♯ Minor Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

D♯, F♯, A♯

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
D♯1Tonic
F♯3Mediant
A♯5Dominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
D♯ > D♯0Perfect Unison (P1)
D♯ > F♯3minor 3rd (m3)
D♯ > A♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

D♯ Minor Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for D♯ Minor Chord with the root in the bass.

3
1
2
3
4
C Shape
6
1
1
2
3
4
A Shape
8
1
1
2
4
G Shape
11
1
1
1
1
3
4
E Shape
1
1
2
3
4
D Shape

D♯ Minor Triad Chords

Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for D♯ Minor Chord across different groupings of strings.

D♯ Minor Chord on string group 1, 2, 3

6
1
2
3
Root Position
(A Shape)
11
1
1
1
1st Inversion
(E Shape)
2
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(D Shape)

D♯ Minor Chord on string group 2, 3, 4

11
1
1
3
Root Position
(E Shape)
3
1
2
3
1st Inversion
(C Shape)
7
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(A Shape)

D♯ Minor Chord on string group 3, 4, 5

3
1
2
4
Root Position
(C Shape)
8
1
1
2
1st Inversion
(G Shape)
11
1
2/3
3/4
2nd Inversion
(E Shape)

D♯ Minor Chord on string group 4, 5, 6

8
1
2
4
Root Position
(G Shape)
1
1
1
2
1st Inversion
(D Shape)
4
1
2/3
3/4
2nd Inversion
(C Shape)

Music Theory

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