D#5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)

in Open C (gCGCE) tuning

✕1111A#D#A#D#
D#5
Power Chord
Notes:D# · A#
easybarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
D#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 3 3 x1 1 1 1 –A# D# A# D# xeasy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 10 6– – 2 3 1x x D# A# A#hard
x x 8 10 x– – 1 2 –x x D# A# xmedium
x x x 10 11– – – 1 2x x x A# D#easy
x 3 3 3 x– 1 1 1 –x D# A# D# xeasy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 x 6– – 2 – 1x x D# x A#hard
x x 8 10 11– – 1 2 3x x D# A# D#medium
x 10 x 10 11– 1 – 2 3x A# x A# D#easy
3 3 3 x x1 1 1 – –A# D# A# x xeasy · barre on fret 3
8 x 8 10 62 – 3 4 1D# x D# A# A#hard
8 x 8 10 x1 – 2 3 –D# x D# A# xhard
x 10 x x 11– 1 – – 2x A# x x D#easy
x 3 3 x x– 1 2 – –x D# A# x xeasy
8 x 8 x 62 – 3 – 1D# x D# x A#hard
8 x 8 10 111 – 2 3 4D# x D# A# D#hard
3 3 x x x1 2 – – –A# D# x x xeasy

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