D# Chord
The D# is a major chord that sounds bright, happy, and resolved. Major chords are the backbone of countless songs. Their bright, stable sound makes them perfect for strumming, picking, and rhythm playing across every genre.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Position, Fret 11
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 6
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play D#
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | βFret 11 with your index finger | D# |
| 2 | A (5th string) | βFret 13 with your ring finger | G |
| 3 | D (4th string) | βFret 13 with your pinky finger | A# |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | βFret 12 with your middle finger | D# |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | βFret 11 with your index finger | G |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | βFret 11 with your index finger | A# |
β = Open string (no fingers needed)
β = Muted string (don't play)
β = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in D#
The D# chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using D#
These songs from our play-along library feature the D# chord:
She & Him - I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
Unknown
Ed Sheeran - Old Phone (Lyric Video)
Ed Sheeran
Rush - Xanadu
Rush
Sahiba
Aditya Rikhari
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
GunsNRoses
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
HAVEN. - I RUN
Unique Vibes
Metito - On my mind
Metito
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
Mitski - Where's My Phone?
Mitski
Huntrix
Unknown
Tum Hi Ho
Arijit Singh
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
DJSocio18
Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange
Zach Bryan
Tame Impala - My Old Ways
tameimpala
Justin Bieber - DAISIES
Lost Panda
STAY
The Kid Laroi
i like the way you kiss me
Artemas
Bleachers - you and forever
Bleachers
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Remember
Becky Hill
Audioslave - Like a Stone
Audioslave
How Itβs Done
HUNTR/X
Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM
Pizza Music
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
BobSeger
Better Together
Jack Johnson
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Elton John
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Rashid Ali
Problems
Mother Mother
Blackbird
The Beatles
Sabrina Carpenter - Taste
Lost Panda
Bon Jovi
Unknown
RUMI & JINU
Unknown
Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister
QueensStoneAge
Before You Go
Lewis Capaldi
Landslide
Fleetwood Mac
CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
Rihanna β Breakin' Dishes
Unknown
The Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Kabira
Unknown
*NSYNC
7clouds
Good Times by Finger Eleven
RockofVengeance
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
Charli xcx - party 4 u
Charli xcx
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
TrendingTracks
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
74sodapop
Seventeen Going Under (Edit)
Sam Fender
What I Got
Sublime
KATSEYE - Internet Girl
7clouds
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
21 Guns
Green Day
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
BonJovi
The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
ABKCO
Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead
OliviaRodrigo
Clean Bandit - Symphony Feat. Zara Larsson
Unknown
About Damn Time
Lizzo
ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
Unknown
Man I Need - Olivia Dean
Unknown
BigXthaPlug - Cold feat. Post Malone
BigXthaPlug
Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly
ZaraLarssonMusic
Bad Company - Can't Get Enough
Unknown
Tonight Tonight
Hot Chelle Rae
LISA - ROCKSTAR
SyrebralVibes
Van Halen- Runnin' with the devil
mig31imstillalive
someday i'll get it
Alek Olsen
Chappell Roan - The Subway
ChappellRoan
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Boston
Here Without You
3 Doors Down
Me And My Broken Heart
push baby
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Olivia Dean - Man I Need
Unknown
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
KATSEYE - Touch
Unknown
Teri Mitti
B Praak
Riha
Anuv Jain
Noah Kahan, Hozier - Northern Attitude (Lyric Video)
NoahKahan
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Motley Crue - Wild Side with Lyrics
Unknown
beabadoobee, Laufey - A Night To Remember
beabadoobee
Tere Sang Yaara
Atif Aslam
ROSEΜ & Bruno Mars - APT.
ROSΓ
WizTheMc, bees & honey - Show Me Love
Unknown
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
Ranjha
B Praak
Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams
7clouds
Afraid To Feel
LF System
Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Unknown
Samjho Na
Aditya Rikhari
Luke Combs - Fast Car
The Vibe Guide
RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
Aerosmith - Dream On
Aerosmith
ROSΓ & Bruno Mars - APT.
Vibe Music
Laal Ishq
Arijit Singh
Sooraj Dooba Hai
Arijit Singh
Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes (Lyric Video)
Olivia Dean
Dave - Raindance (ft. Tems)
Santan Dave
Gracie Abrams - Thatβs So True
Unknown
@sza - Saturn
Unknown
Phir Le Aaya Dil
Arijit Singh
Woh Ladki Jo
Unknown
Hell Yeah - Rev Theory
Rev Theory
Hawa Banke
Darshan Raval
Wallows β Calling After Me
Wallows
Darin feat. Eloise - Falling In love (Music Video)
Unknown
Central Cee & Dave - Sprinter
Vibe Music
Shayad
Arijit Singh
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Benson Boone - Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
Green Green Grass
George Ezra
Artemas - i like the way you kiss me (lyric video)
Artemas
1. Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling
Joel Gustafsson
The Jackson 5 - ABC
ChloeOliver15
Ed Sheeran - Azizam
Ed Sheeran
Nickelback - How You Remind Me
Nickelback
Chahun Main Ya Naa
Arijit Singh
Alex Warren - Eternity
Unknown
Pain! - Jimmy eat world
Meerschweinchen99
Hozier - Too Sweet
Hozier
SZA - Kill Bill
SZA
Preet Re
Unknown
Rock That Body - The Black Eyed Peas
Pizza Music
Rupert Holmes - (Escape) The Pina Colada Song
Unknown
SZA - BMF
SZA
Until I Found You
Stephen Sanchez
Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Pritam
α¦ Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles α¦
Nikoletta Triantopoulou
Bon Jovi - One Wild Night(album version)
Unknown
Teddy Swims - The Door
Teddy Swims
Riri
NINEVICIOUS
Raataan Lambiyan
Jubin Nautiyal
Lil Uzi Vert - What You Saying
Unknown
5. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Joel Gustafsson
KATSEYE (μΊ£μΈ μμ΄) "PINKY UP" Official MV
HYBE LABELS
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
TheWeeknd
Luke Combs β Ainβt No Love In Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album)
Luke Combs
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta
PinkPantheress - Stateside + Zara Larsson
Creative Chaos
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today - She And Him
Cassiopeia
Come As You Are
Nirvana
I Love You, I'm Sorry
Gracie Abrams
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
Aerosmith Walk This Way
Aerosmith
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty
Perfect
Ed Sheeran
Tenerife Sea
Ed Sheeran
Dave, Tems - Raindance
Unknown
Alexia
Unknown
Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Dan Music
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
Kill Bill
SZA
In The End - Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
GunsNRoses
BLACKPINK 'λ°μ΄(JUMP)' (Color Coded Lyrics)
Unknown
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill
InvertOG
Luke Combs - Where the Wild Things Are
LukeCombs
Carpetman β You Will Never Know it
Carpetman
Main Hoon Hero Tera
Armaan Malik
Head & Heart (feat. MNEK)
Joel Corry
APT.
ROSΓ
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia
LatinHype
Alice Cooper - Poison
AliceCooper
Benson Boone - Slow It Down
Benson Boone
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
Enna Sona
Arijit Singh
Eloise
Unknown
Imagine Dragons - Demons
ImagineDragons
Cody Simpson - Baby Blue
Cody Simpson
"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video
Unknown
Kato - Turn The Lights Off feat. Jon
LatinHype
Sajni
Jal The Band
Guns N' Roses - Patience
GunsNRoses
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
Over My Head (Cable Car)
The Fray
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