Guitar · Minor chord

D#mD# Minor

Key: F# Major
Hard

D#m is the D# minor chord on guitar, made of the notes D# · F# · A#.

Notes

D#
F#
A#

Structure

1
♭3
5

Sound: Minor triad; Melancholic, introspective
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 ring finger on fret 8 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 8 of string 3.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.