Chords
D# m69
D# · F# · A# · B# · E#
D# m69 (D#m69) is a minor chord of 5 notes: D# · F# · A# · B# · E#.
Also written D#-69
D# m69
D# · F# · A# · B# · E#
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | D#3 · F#3 · A#3 · B#4 · E#4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | D#3 · F#3 · A#3 · B#3 · E#4 | |
| Shell | D#3 · F#3 · B#4 | |
| Rootless | F#3 · B#4 · E#4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
D# m69 (D#m69) contains the notes D# · F# · A# · B# · E#, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of D# m69 puts a chord tone other than D# in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales D# m69 belongs to.
In which keys
D# m69 is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Understanding the D# m69 chord
Names and symbols
D#m69 is the chord symbol for D# m69; it is also written D#-69.
6add9, 6/9 and 69 all mean the sixth chord with an added ninth; the slash in 6/9 is not a bass note.
D# m69 and Eb m69 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Eb m69
Common questions
- What notes are in the D# m69 chord?
- The D# m69 chord contains the notes D# · F# · A# · B# · E#: the root D# with the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 6M, 9M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally D#, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the D# m69 chord?
- Measured from D#, the D# m69 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 5P, 6M, 9M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the D# m69 chord?
- On guitar the most common D# m69 shape is 111312, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play D#3 · F#3 · A#3 · B#4 · E#4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.