D# chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

○○✕✕1122GGD#D#A#A#
D#
Major
Notes:D# · G · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
GD#D#D#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 1 1 3 3 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – –G G D# D# A# A# x xmedium
3 3 5 5 3 3 4 41 1 3 3 1 1 2 2A# A# G G A# A# D# D#medium · barre on fret 3
8 8 8 8 0 0 4 42 2 3 3 – – 1 1D# D# A# A# G G D# D#hard
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 81 1 1 1 1 1 1 1D# D# A# A# D# D# G Geasy · barre on fret 8
3 3 1 1 0 0 x x2 2 1 1 – – – –A# A# D# D# G G x xmedium
x x 5 5 3 3 4 4– – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x G G A# A# D# D#medium
0 0 8 8 0 0 4 4– – 2 2 – – 1 1G G A# A# G G D# D#hard
8 8 8 8 0 0 8 81 1 2 2 – – 3 3D# D# A# A# G G G Geasy
0 0 1 1 3 3 4 4– – 1 1 2 2 3 3G G D# D# A# A# D# D#medium
3 3 5 5 x x 4 41 1 3 3 – – 2 2A# A# G G x x D# D#hard
0 0 8 8 8 8 4 4– – 2 2 3 3 1 1G G A# A# D# D# D# D#hard
8 8 8 8 0 0 x x1 1 2 2 – – – –D# D# A# A# G G x xeasy
3 3 1 1 0 0 4 42 2 1 1 – – 3 3A# A# D# D# G G D# D#medium
x x 8 8 0 0 4 4– – 2 2 – – 1 1x x A# A# G G D# D#hard
8 8 8 8 x x 8 81 1 2 2 – – 3 3D# D# A# A# x x G Geasy
0 0 5 5 3 3 4 4– – 3 3 1 1 2 2G G G G A# A# D# D#medium

The D# chord (Major) is built from the notes D#, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB) 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
34G
57A#

More D# chords

Other roots

See D# in another tuning

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.