D#m7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m7

Minor 7

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m7 shapes as text

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

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 – Open Em 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open Em E-B-E-G-B-E 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.