D#5 chord

D#5 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

D#5 is equivalent to E flat 5th. It's usually played as a movable shape with the bass note on the 6th or 5th string.

Chord structure

The chord consists of two notes. The notes represent the root and perfect fifth. Notice that the root is sometimes doubled.

Chord name

D#5 is an abbreviation for D sharp fifth, also known as D sharp power chord.

Notes

The notes that the D#5 chord consists of are D# and A#.

Inversions

D#5/A# (means that A# is the bass note).

Chord progressions

Examples of progressions featuring D#5.

Progression 1: Descending motion with aug chords implying inverted power chords.
D#5
X68XXX
Daug(no3)
X58XXX
C#5
X46XXX
Caug(no3)
X36XXX
Progression 2: Power chord sequence with bass notes on the 5th string and doubled octaves
D#5
X688XX
C#5
X466XX
B5
X244XXX
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