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

✕✕✕✕22334411D#D#A#A#D#D#A#A#
D#5
Power Chord
Notes:D# · A#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
D#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 3 3 3 3 3 x x 1 1 x x2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –D# D# A# A# D# D# x x A# A# x xhard
3 3 3 3 3 3 x x x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –D# D# A# A# D# D# x x x x x xeasy · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 x x 5 5 6 6 8 8– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4x x D# D# x x A# A# D# D# A# A#hard
x x x x x x x x 6 6 8 8– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x x x x x D# D# A# A#medium
x x 8 8 10 10 10 10 x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –x x D# D# A# A# D# D# x x x xmedium
x x x x 10 10 10 10 x x x x– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –x x x x A# A# D# D# x x x xeasy
x x x x 3 3 5 5 1 1 1 1– – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2x x x x D# D# A# A# A# A# D# D#hard
3 3 3 3 x x x x x x x x1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –D# D# A# A# x x x x x x x xeasy
x x 8 8 x x 5 5 6 6 x x– – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x D# D# x x A# A# D# D# x xhard
x x 8 8 10 10 10 10 6 6 x x– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – –x x D# D# A# A# D# D# D# D# x xhard
x x 8 8 10 10 x x x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –x x D# D# A# A# x x x x x xmedium
10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 x x x x1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –A# A# x x A# A# D# D# x x x xeasy
x x x x 3 3 x x 1 1 1 1– – – – 3 3 – – 1 1 2 2x x x x D# D# x x A# A# D# D#hard
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 x x x x1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 – – – –D# D# A# A# D# D# A# A# x x x xmedium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 8 x x 5 5 x x x x– – 2 2 – – 1 1 – – – –x x D# D# x x A# A# x x x xhard
x x x x x x 10 10 6 6 8 8– – – – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x x x x x D# D# D# D# A# A#hard

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

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.