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