D#5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#5

Power Chord

Notes:D# · A#

easybarre on fret 4

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes D#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open B 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.