D# 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

Major

Notes:D# · G · A#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D# shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D# chord (Major) is built from the notes D#, G, A#. 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# chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

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

More D# chords

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 D#5

Other roots

C C#D E F F#G G#A A#B

See D# 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# chord?

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