D# chord on Cavaquinho

in Standard (DGBD) tuning

1234D#A#D#G
D#
Major
Notes:D# · G · A#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
GD#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 3 4 51 2 3 4D# A# D# Ghard
5 3 4 53 1 2 4G A# D# Gmedium
5 0 4 82 – 1 3G G D# A#hard
5 8 8 81 2 3 4G D# G A#medium
x 8 8 8– 1 1 1x D# G A#easy · barre on fret 8
1 3 x 51 2 – 3D# A# x Ghard
x 3 4 5– 1 2 3x A# D# Gmedium
5 8 4 82 3 1 4G D# D# A#hard
8 8 8 52 3 4 1A# D# G Gmedium
8 8 8 81 1 1 1A# D# G A#easy · barre on fret 8
5 3 4 14 2 3 1G A# D# D#hard
5 3 4 x3 1 2 –G A# D# xmedium
8 0 4 53 – 1 2A# G D# Ghard
5 8 x 81 2 – 3G D# x A#hard
8 8 8 x1 1 1 –A# D# G xeasy · barre on fret 8
5 3 x 13 2 – 1G A# x D#hard

The D# chord (Major) is built from the notes D#, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho 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# chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
34G
57A#

More D# chords

Other roots

See D# in another tuning

Standard (DGBD) D-G-B-D
What notes make up the D# chord?

D# is a Major chord built from the notes D#, G, 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.