Chords
D# m7#5
D# · F# · B · C#
D# m7#5 (D#m7#5) is a minor chord of 4 notes: D# · F# · B · C#.
D# m7#5
D# · F# · B · C#
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | D#3 · F#3 · B3 · C#4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | B2 · D#3 · F#3 · C#4 | |
| Shell | D#3 · F#3 · C#4 | |
| Rootless | F#3 · B3 · C#4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
D# m7#5 (D#m7#5) contains the notes D# · F# · B · C#, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords
Inversions
An inversion of D# m7#5 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# m7#5 belongs to.
In which keys
D# m7#5 is diatonic to 6 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Scales that contain it
D# m7#5 fits inside these scales, each built on D#.
- D# MinorD# · E# · F# · G# · A# · B · C#
- D# PhrygianD# · E · F# · G# · A# · B · C#
- D# LocrianD# · E · F# · G# · A · B · C#
- D# Malkos RagaD# · F# · G# · B · C#
- D# Locrian #2D# · E# · F# · G# · A · B · C#
- D# Bebop LocrianD# · E · F# · G# · A · A# · B · C#
Understanding the D# m7#5 chord
Names and symbols
D#m7#5 is the chord symbol for D# m7#5.
D# m7#5 and Eb m7#5 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Eb m7#5
Common questions
- What notes are in the D# m7#5 chord?
- The D# m7#5 chord contains the notes D# · F# · B · C#: the root D# with the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m 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# m7#5 chord?
- Measured from D#, the D# m7#5 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m. 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# m7#5 chord?
- On guitar the most common D# m7#5 shape is xx1422, 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 · B3 · C#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.