D#m7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m7

Minor 7

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x x 1 0 2	– – – 1 – 2	x x x D# F# C#	easy
x x 6 4 4 2	– – 4 2 3 1	x x D# F# A# C#	hard
6 6 4 4 4 4	2 3 1 1 1 1	D# A# C# F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 8 7 7	1 1 1 4 2 3	D# A# D# A# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 9 8 7 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x D# F# A# C# x	hard
x 9 9 8 9 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C# F# A# D# x	medium
x 11 9 11 9 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	x D# F# C# D# A#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 11 0 11	– 1 – 2 – 3	x D# x C# F# A#	easy
1 2 1 1 0 2	1 2 1 1 – 3	A# F# A# D# F# C#	easy · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 4 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	D# F# C# F# x x	hard
6 6 4 4 4 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	D# A# C# F# A# x	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 x 7 7	1 1 1 – 2 3	D# A# D# x C# F#	easy · barre on fret 6
x 11 9 11 0 7	– 3 2 4 – 1	x D# F# C# F# F#	hard
9 9 x 8 9 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	F# C# x A# D# x	hard
x 11 9 11 9 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x D# F# C# D# x	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 11 12 11	– 1 – 2 4 3	x D# x C# F# A#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#m7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes D#, F#, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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#m7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
♭3	3	F#
5	7	A#
♭7	10	C#

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 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 D#5

Other roots

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7 Bm7

See D#m7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the D#m7 chord?

D#m7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes D#, F#, A#, C#.

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.