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