Piano chord · Sevenths
D♯ minor-major 7th chord on piano
Right hand: D♯ (1), F♯ (2), A♯ (3), C𝄪 (5)
How to play D♯m(maj7) on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Mysterious and cinematic — think spy-movie themes.
- Notes
- D♯F♯A♯C𝄪
- Formula
- 1♭357
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handD♯1 · thumbF♯2 · indexA♯3 · middleC𝄪5 · pinky
Left handD♯5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing D♯m(maj7) on piano
On piano, D♯m(maj7) has three black keys (D♯, F♯ and A♯) and one white key.
Notice the C𝄪 in D♯m(maj7) (D♯ F♯ A♯ C𝄪): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A–C), so the major 7th has to be written C𝄪 rather than D — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
