D#5 chord on 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC)

in High C (EADGC) tuning

✕✕123D#A#D#
D#5
Power Chord
Notes:D# · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
D#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 3 3– – 1 2 3x x D# A# D#medium
x x x 3 3– – – 1 2x x x A# D#easy
x 6 8 8 x– 1 2 3 –x D# A# D# xmedium
x x x 8 10– – – 1 2x x x D# A#medium
11 x x x 102 – – – 1D# x x x A#easy
x x 1 3 x– – 1 2 –x x D# A# xmedium
x 6 x 3 3– 3 – 1 2x D# x A# D#hard
x 6 8 x x– 1 2 – –x D# A# x xmedium
11 x 8 8 104 – 1 2 3D# x A# D# A#hard
x 1 1 x x– 1 2 – –x A# D# x xeasy
x 6 x 3 x– 2 – 1 –x D# x A# xhard
x 6 8 8 10– 1 2 3 4x D# A# D# A#hard
x x 8 8 x– – 1 2 –x x A# D# xeasy
x 1 1 3 3– 1 2 3 4x A# D# A# D#medium
6 6 x 3 33 4 – 1 2A# D# x A# D#hard
6 6 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 Bass – High C (EADGC) 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.