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D♯ Minor (D♯m) Chord Guitar

The A-shape minor at the 6th fret — comfortable ground for a difficult name.

A five-string minor barre at the 6th fret, the easiest stretch of neck.
Its notes are D♯ – F♯ – A♯, spelling 1 – ♭3 – 5.
The ii of C♯ major and the vi of F♯ major.
Shares its form with B♭m and C♯m — one movable A-shape minor.

Root3rd5th

Index finger barres five strings at the 6th fret (low E muted)

Not played

E6th string

FretMuted

Finger—

Root

ABass5th string

Fret6

Finger1 index

5th

D4th string

Fret8

Finger3 ring

Root

G3rd string

Fret8

Finger4 pinky

3rd

B2nd string

Fret7

Finger2 middle

5th

e1st string

Fret6

Finger1 index

NotesD# – A# – F#

Formula1 – ♭3 – 5

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TonesD#×2·F#×1·A#×2

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Questions about D♯ Minor (D♯m)

What notes are in a D♯ Minor (D♯m) chord?

A D♯ Minor (D♯m) chord contains the notes D#, A#, F#. It is built from the minor formula 1 - ♭3 - 5, with D# as the root.

Does D♯ minor ever get written as E♭ minor?

Often, though the choice is closer than it is for the majors: D♯ minor takes six sharps and E♭ minor six flats, so neither spelling is obviously simpler. Context usually decides — a piece already sitting in sharps keeps D♯m, one in flats takes E♭m.

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