D# or Eb chord
D# or Eb major chord for guitar in different forms: basic, as barre chord and with a capo.
See also D# minor chord.
D#
D# (capo 1)
D# barre 1st
D# barre 2nd
Relevant chords
D#/G
D# (capo 3)
D#/A#
Description
D# and Eb (D sharp and E flat major) are the same chord, but their names change depending on the key they are played in.
Try in a chord progression
D# - G - Cm - G# / Eb - G - Cm - Ab
Chords that sound good together with D#
The primary chords that sound good in a chord progression with D# is: Fm, Gm, G#, A# and Cm.
Follow-up chords
Chords that are likely to follow D# / Eb major in progressions:
› G# / Ab
› A#7 / Bb7
› Cm
Theory of the D# / Eb chord
The notes that the D# chord consists of are D#, G, A#. For an Eb chord the notes are written Eb, G, Bb.
Comments
The inversion D#/G (XX5343) involve an easier fingering and is therefore use as the main alternative in open position by some guitarists.
Inversions
1st inversion: D#/G (means that G is the bass note).
2nd inversion: D#/A# (means that A# is the bass note).
Omissions
D# (no3) is a D# major with no third (G). D#(no3) is theoretically identical with D#5.
D# (no5) is a D# major with no fifth (A#).
Alternatives with capo
D shape with a capo on 1st fret (see picture).
C shape with a capo on 3rd fret (see picture).
A shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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