D#5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#5

Power Chord

Notes:D# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –	D# D# A# A# D# D# A# A# A# A# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	D# D# A# A# D# D# x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 0 0 0 0	– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –	x x D# D# x x A# A# A# A# D# D#	hard
x x x x x x x x 5 5 7 7	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x x x D# D# A# A#	medium
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 0 0 7 7	– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2	x x D# D# A# A# D# D# A# A# A# A#	medium
x x x x x x 9 9 12 12 12 12	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x x x x x D# D# A# A# D# D#	medium
x x x x x x x x 12 12 12 12	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x x x A# A# D# D#	easy
2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 0 0 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	D# D# A# A# D# D# x x A# A# D# D#	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 x x x x x x x x	1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –	D# D# A# A# x x x x x x x x	easy
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 0 0 7 7	– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – 3 3	x x D# D# x x A# A# A# A# A# A#	hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 5 5 0 0	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –	x x D# D# A# A# D# D# D# D# D# D#	hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x D# D# A# A# D# D# A# A# D# D#	medium
x x x x x x 9 9 12 12 0 0	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x x x D# D# A# A# D# D#	medium
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –	D# D# A# A# D# D# A# A# A# A# x x	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –	D# D# A# A# D# D# A# A# x x x x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 5 5 0 0	– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x D# D# x x A# A# D# D# D# D#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop C# 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
5	7	A#

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9

Other roots

C5 C#5 D5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

See D#5 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop C# C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#

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.