Electric guitar · Seventh chord

D#7D# Seventh

Key: G# Major
Hard

D#7 is the D# seventh chord on electric guitar, made of the notes D# · G · A# · C#.

Other positions

Notes

D#
G
A#
C#

Structure

1
3
5
♭7

Sound: Dominant seventh; Tense, bluesy
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of G# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	G#	Tonic
ii	A#m	Subdominant
iii	Cm	Tonic relative
IV	C#	Subdominant
V	D#	Dominant
vi	Fm	Tonic relative
vii°	Gdim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 6 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
2Place your ring finger on fret 8 of string 4.
3Place your pinky on fret 8 of string 2.
4Don't play string 6.
5Strum from string 5 down.