D#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m

Minor

Notes:D# · F# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 2 1 2 0	– 4 2 1 3 –	x D# F# A# D# F#	medium
x 4 2 6 2 4	– 2 1 4 1 3	x D# F# D# D# A#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 4 6 6 5 4	– 1 3 4 2 1	x D# A# D# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 6 5 0	– – 2 3 1 –	x x A# D# F# F#	easy
x x x 6 9 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x D# A# F#	medium
11 7 x 9 9 0	4 1 – 2 3 –	D# F# x F# A# F#	hard
11 11 11 9 9 9	2 3 4 1 1 1	D# A# D# F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x x 0	1 1 1 – – –	D# A# D# x x F#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 2 1 5 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x D# F# A# F# F#	hard
x 4 2 x 2 4	– 3 1 – 2 4	x D# F# x D# A#	hard
x 4 6 6 5 0	– 1 3 4 2 –	x D# A# D# F# F#	medium
x x 6 6 5 x	– – 2 3 1 –	x x A# D# F# x	easy
6 7 6 6 x x	1 2 1 1 – –	A# F# A# D# x x	easy · barre on fret 6
11 7 11 x 9 0	3 1 4 – 2 –	D# F# D# x A# F#	hard
x x 11 9 9 9	– – 2 1 1 1	x x D# F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x x 12	1 1 1 – – 2	D# A# D# x x F#	easy · barre on fret 11

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5

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

More D# chords

D#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 D#5

Other roots

Cm C#m Dm Em Fm F#m Gm G#m Am A#m Bm

See D#m 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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#m chord?

D#m is a Minor chord built from the notes D#, F#, 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.