D#5 Guitar Chord
A power chord. D#5 is heavy and powerful.
Also known as
- Eb5
- D# 5
- Eb 5
- E-flat5
- D-sharp5
- E-flat 5
- D# fifth
- Eb fifth
- D-sharp 5
- E-flat fifth
- D-sharp fifth
- D# power chord
- Eb power chord
- E-flat power chord
- D-sharp power chord
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
This power chord at the 6th fret on the A string (or 11th fret on the low E) is straightforward. At the 6th fret, you're in a sweet spot on the neck with comfortable string tension. Use your picking hand or fretting finger pads to mute unused strings.