Guitar chord · Sevenths
D♯ major 7th chord on guitar
xx1033 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D♯maj7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
D♯maj7 is the Imaj7 chord in E♭ major and IVmaj7 in B♭ major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in C minor and VImaj7 in G minor.
- Notes
- D♯F𝄪A♯C𝄪
- Formula
- 1357
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 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): play open F𝄪
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) C𝄪
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) F𝄪
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--3---| G|--0---| D|--1---| A|--x---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♯maj7 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♯maj7 on guitar
On guitar, D♯maj7 has an open-position shape, xx1033, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E and A strings.
You’ll find D♯maj7 in common progressions such as Fm7–B♭7–E♭maj7 (the jazz cadence in E♭ major).
