D#
How to play the D# (D sharp) Major Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol D# we get the following information:
- The D# chord has the note D# as root note
- The D# chord is a 3-note chord (a triad)
- The D# chord is a major chord
Because D# is a 3-note chord it also has 3 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
D# chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: D# – G – A#
D# chord – 1st. inversion (root note at the top of the chord): G – A# – D#
A#/Bb chord – 2nd. inversion (root note in the middle of the chord): A# – D# – G
G# chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | D# | G | A# |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Note | G | A# | G# |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | A# | D# | G |
D# chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The D# chord is the 1st. step in the D# major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | D# | E#m | F##m | G# | A# | B#m | C##m(b5) |
The D# chord is the 4th. step in the A# major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | A# | B# | C##m | D# | E# | F##m | G#m(b5) |
The D# chord is the 5th. step in the G# major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | G# | A#m | B#m | C# | D# | E#m | F##m(b5) |
The D# chord is the 3rd. step in the B# minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | B#m | C##m(b5) | D# | E#m | F##m | G# | A# |