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D#mMaj7 Ukulele Chord

Brooding and richly dissonant, D#mMaj7 voices D#, F#, A# and the gleaming D major seventh. Sitting up the neck, it has a dark cinematic weight that fits suspense scores, slow jazz vamps and any passage craving theatrical, smoldering tension.

Also known as

  • D#mM7
  • D#-Δ7
  • EbmM7
  • Eb-Δ7
  • D# mM7
  • D# -Δ7
  • Eb mM7
  • Eb -Δ7
  • EbmMaj7
  • D# mMaj7
  • Eb mMaj7
  • D#m(maj7)
  • D#minMaj7
  • Ebm(maj7)
  • EbminMaj7
  • E-flatmM7
  • E-flat-Δ7
  • D# m(maj7)
  • D# minMaj7
  • D-sharpmM7
  • D-sharp-Δ7
  • Eb m(maj7)
  • Eb minMaj7
  • E-flat mM7
  • E-flat -Δ7
  • D-sharp mM7
  • D-sharp -Δ7
  • E-flatmMaj7
  • D-sharpmMaj7
  • E-flat mMaj7
  • D-sharp mMaj7
  • E-flatm(maj7)
  • E-flatminMaj7
  • D-sharpm(maj7)
  • D-sharpminMaj7
  • E-flat m(maj7)
  • E-flat minMaj7
  • D-sharp m(maj7)
  • D-sharp minMaj7
  • D# minor-major 7th
  • Eb minor-major 7th
  • D# minor-major seventh
  • Eb minor-major seventh
  • E-flat minor-major 7th
  • D-sharp minor-major 7th
  • E-flat minor-major seventh
  • D-sharp minor-major seventh

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (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 is the DmMaj7 shape moved up one position, so barre the G and C strings at fret 2 with your middle finger, set the index on the E string at fret 1, and reach the pinky to the A string at fret 4. The wide pinky stretch is what trips players up — keep the wrist forward so all four fingers stay arched and the strings ring.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

AECG 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 4
AECG 4 1 2 2 4 1 2 2
AECG 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 4
AECG 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1

See how D#mMaj7 works with other chords — Progression Generator