Guitar · Minor 7th chord

D#m7D# Minor 7th

Key: F# Major
Hard

D#m7 is the D# minor 7th chord on guitar, made of the notes D# · F# · A# · C#.

Other positions

Notes

D#
F#
A#
C#

Structure

1
♭3
5
♭7

Sound: Minor seventh; Smooth, jazzy
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of F# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	F#	Tonic
ii	G#m	Subdominant
iii	A#m	Tonic relative
IV	B	Subdominant
V	C#	Dominant
vi	D#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Fdim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 6 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 7 of string 2.
3Place your pinky on fret 8 of string 4.
4Let string 3 ring open.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.