This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
D# Major Guitar Chord
A bright barre chord position. D# Major is brilliant and cutting through, used in modern rock.
Also known as
- D#
- Eb
- D#M
- EbM
- D# M
- Eb M
- D#maj
- Ebmaj
- D# maj
- Eb maj
- E-flat
- D#major
- D-sharp
- Ebmajor
- E-flatM
- D# major
- D-sharpM
- Eb major
- E-flat M
- D-sharp M
- E-flatmaj
- D-sharpmaj
- E-flat maj
- D-sharp maj
- E-flatmajor
- D-sharpmajor
- E-flat major
- D-sharp major
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
D# major is typically played as a barre chord at the 6th fret (A shape) or the 11th fret (E shape). The 6th-fret position is in the middle of the neck where string tension is moderate, making it a comfortable barre. If you find it too high, you can also think of this as Eb and use the 3rd-fret voicing with the C shape.