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D♯5 (D♯ Power Chord) Chord Guitar

A chromatic step above D5 — the same shape, one fret higher.

The A-string shape at the 6th fret, one fret above D5.
It closes the Cyberpunk Industrial loop, arriving a half-step above D5.
Chords a semitone apart share no key — the step deliberately refuses to resolve.
Having no third is what lets power chords slide chromatically without sounding wrong.

Root5th

Not played

E6th string

FretMuted

Finger—

Root

ABass5th string

Fret6

Finger1 index

5th

D4th string

Fret8

Finger3 ring

Root

G3rd string

Fret8

Finger4 pinky

Not played

B2nd string

FretMuted

Finger—

Not played

e1st string

FretMuted

Finger—

NotesD# – A#

Formula1 – 5

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TonesD#×2·A#×1

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Questions about D♯5 (D♯ Power Chord)

What notes are in a D♯5 (D♯ Power Chord) chord?

A D♯5 (D♯ Power Chord) chord contains the notes D#, A#. It is built from the formula 1 - 5, with D# as the root.

Is D♯5 the same as E♭5?

Yes — same two notes, same fingering, same fret. The two names describe one sound; which is correct depends on the key. Since this chord is used chromatically rather than diatonically here, the sharp spelling is the conventional one.

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D♯5 (D♯ Power Chord) Chord Guitar

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