D#5 chord on 5-String Banjo

in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning

21341A#D#A#D#D#
D#5
Power Chord
Notes:D# · A#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
D#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 1 3 4 12 1 3 4 1A# D# A# D# D#medium · barre on fret 1
3 x x 4 x1 – – 2 –A# x x D# xeasy
x x 8 4 8– – 2 1 3x x D# D# A#hard
x x 8 11 8– – 1 2 1x x D# A# A#medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 3 4 1– 1 2 3 1x D# A# D# D#medium · barre on fret 1
x x 3 4 x– – 1 2 –x x A# D# xeasy
x x x 4 8– – – 1 2x x x D# A#hard
x x 8 x 8– – 1 – 2x x D# x A#easy
3 1 3 x x2 1 3 – –A# D# A# x xmedium
3 x 3 4 x1 – 2 3 –A# x A# D# xeasy
8 x 8 4 82 – 3 1 4D# x D# D# A#hard
8 8 8 x x1 1 1 – –D# A# D# x xeasy · barre on fret 8
3 1 3 4 x2 1 3 4 –A# D# A# D# xmedium
x 8 8 4 8– 2 3 1 4x A# D# D# A#hard
x x 8 11 x– – 1 2 –x x D# A# xmedium
x 1 3 x x– 1 2 – –x D# A# x xmedium

The D#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo 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.