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D♯ minor chord on guitar

6 ways to play D♯m on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.

D♯m is the ii chord in D♭ major, iii in B major and vi in F♯ major. In minor keys: i in E♭ minor and iv in B♭ minor.

Spell as E♭m

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

Left-handed

Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 6th fret — this is the barre.
6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
5th string (A): 6th fret, held by the barre D♯
4th string (D): 8th fret, ring finger (3) A♯
3rd string (G): 8th fret, pinky finger (4) D♯
2nd string (B): 7th fret, middle finger (2) F♯
1st string (high E): 6th fret, held by the barre A♯

e|--6---|
B|--7---|
G|--8---|
D|--8---|
A|--6---|
E|--x---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

There’s no open-string way to play D♯m on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 6th fret (x68876).

You’ll find D♯m in common progressions such as D♯m–B–F♯–C♯ (the minor-feel pop progression in F♯ major), D♯m–G♯m–A♯–D♯m (the minor cadence in D♯ minor) and D♯m–C♯–B–A♯ (the Andalusian cadence in D♯ minor).