D#5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

✕2341D#A#D#D#
D#5
Power Chord
Notes:D# · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
D#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 3 3 3 1– 2 3 4 1x D# A# D# D#medium
3 3 3 3 x1 1 1 1 –A# D# A# D# xeasy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 10 8– – 1 2 1x x D# A# A#medium · barre on fret 8
3 3 x 3 12 3 – 4 1A# D# x D# D#hard
x 3 3 3 x– 1 1 1 –x D# A# D# xeasy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 x 8– – 1 – 2x x D# x A#easy
3 3 3 x 12 3 4 – 1A# D# A# x D#hard
3 3 3 x x1 1 1 – –A# D# A# x xeasy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 10 x– – 1 2 –x x D# A# xmedium
x 3 3 x 1– 2 3 – 1x D# A# x D#hard
x 3 3 x x– 1 2 – –x D# A# x xeasy
8 x 8 10 81 – 2 4 3D# x D# A# A#hard
3 x x 3 12 – – 3 1A# x x D# D#hard
3 3 x x x1 2 – – –A# D# x x xeasy
8 x 8 x 81 – 2 – 3D# x D# x A#easy
3 3 x x 12 3 – – 1A# D# x x D#hard

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