D#5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) tuning

21311A#D#A#A#D#
D#5
Power Chord
Notes:D# · A#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
D#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 1 4 1 12 1 3 1 1A# D# A# A# D#medium · barre on fret 1
4 8 4 6 81 3 1 2 4A# A# A# D# A#hard · barre on fret 4
x x x 6 8– – – 1 2x x x D# A#medium
x x 9 x 8– – 2 – 1x x D# x A#easy
x 1 4 1 1– 1 2 1 1x D# A# A# D#medium · barre on fret 1
4 x x 6 x1 – – 2 –A# x x D# xhard
x x 9 6 8– – 3 1 2x x D# D# A#medium
9 x 9 x 82 – 3 – 1D# x D# x A#easy
4 1 4 1 x2 1 3 1 –A# D# A# A# xmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 4 6 x– – 1 2 –x x A# D# xmedium
9 x 9 6 83 – 4 1 2D# x D# D# A#hard
9 8 9 x x2 1 3 – –D# A# D# x xeasy
x 1 x 1 1– 1 – 2 3x D# x A# D#easy
4 8 4 6 x1 3 1 2 –A# A# A# D# xhard · barre on fret 4
x 8 9 6 8– 2 4 1 3x A# D# D# A#medium
x 8 9 x x– 1 2 – –x A# D# x xeasy

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