Guitar chord · Sevenths
D♯ minor 7th chord on guitar
xx1322 · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D♯m7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Smooth and soulful; a staple of jazz, R&B and funk.
D♯m7 is the ii7 chord in D♭ major, iii7 in B major and vi7 in F♯ major. In minor keys: i7 in E♭ minor and iv7 in B♭ minor.
- Notes
- D♯F♯A♯C♯
- Formula
- 1♭35♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 1st fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): don’t play — mute it
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♯
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) A♯
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) C♯
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--2---| G|--3---| D|--1---| A|--x---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♯m7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing D♯m7 on guitar
On guitar, the usual D♯m7 shape is xx1322 at the 1st fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other minor 7th chords. Don’t strum the low E and A strings.
You’ll find D♯m7 in common progressions such as D♯m7–G♯7–C♯maj7 (the jazz cadence in C♯ major).
