D#maj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#maj7

Major 7

Notes:D# · G · A# · D

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#maj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 1 2 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x D# A# D G A#	easy
x x x 2 2 4	– – – 1 2 3	x x x D# G D	medium
x 0 6 6 5 4	– – 3 4 2 1	x D# D G A# D	medium
x 0 6 6 5 5	– – 3 4 1 2	x D# D G A# D#	medium
7 7 6 6 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	D# A# D G x x	medium
7 7 7 9 9 9	1 1 1 2 3 4	D# A# D# A# D G	medium · barre on fret 7
11 0 11 9 9 9	2 – 3 1 1 1	G D# G A# D G	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 10 0	2 3 4 – 1 –	G D G x D# A#	hard
x 0 2 2 2 4	– – 1 1 1 2	x D# A# D# G D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 2 2 4	1 2 1 1 1 3	A# G A# D# G D	medium · barre on fret 2
x 0 7 6 5 4	– – 4 3 2 1	x D# D# G A# D	medium
x 0 6 6 5 0	– – 2 3 1 –	x D# D G A# A#	easy
x 0 6 6 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x D# D G x x	easy
x 0 7 9 9 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x D# D# A# D G	medium
x 0 11 9 9 9	– – 2 1 1 1	x D# G A# D G	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 10 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	G D G x D# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#maj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes D#, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G# 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#maj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
3	4	G
5	7	A#
7	11	D

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 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

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 G#maj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See D#maj7 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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#maj7 chord?

D#maj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes D#, G, A#, D.

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.