D#5 chord on 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD)

in Plectrum (CGBD) tuning

2341D#A#D#D#
D#5
Power Chord
Notes:D# · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
D#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 4 12 3 4 1D# A# D# D#medium
3 3 x x1 2 – –D# A# x xeasy
x 8 4 8– 2 1 3x D# D# A#hard
x 8 11 8– 1 2 1x D# A# A#medium · barre on fret 8
3 3 x 12 3 – 1D# A# x D#hard
3 3 4 x1 2 3 –D# A# D# xeasy
x x 4 8– – 1 2x x D# A#hard
x 8 x 8– 1 – 2x D# x A#easy
x 3 4 1– 2 3 1x A# D# D#medium
x 3 4 x– 1 2 –x A# D# xeasy
x 8 11 x– 1 2 –x D# A# xmedium
x 3 x 1– 2 – 1x A# x D#hard
10 8 11 82 1 3 1A# D# A# A#medium · barre on fret 8
10 8 x x2 1 – –A# D# x xmedium
10 8 11 x2 1 3 –A# D# A# xmedium
10 8 x 83 1 – 2A# D# x A#hard

The D#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D#5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
57A#

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#5 in another tuning

What notes make up the D#5 chord?

D#5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes D#, A#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.