A shape of D# Major
Symbol: D#
A shape
Root
D#
Chord tones
D# · G · A#
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
From fret 6
String by string
- String 6: not played
- String 5: fret 6 → D#root
- String 4: fret 8 → A#
- String 3: fret 8 → D#root
- String 2: fret 8 → G
- String 1: fret 6 → A#
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of D# Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 3
- 2. A shape · From fret 6
- 3. G shape · From fret 8
- 4. E shape · From fret 11
- 5. D shape · From fret 1
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding D# Ionian (Major)
Every tone of D# Major belongs to D# Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
D# · F · G · G# · A# · C · D
D# Major in the A shape sounds 5 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are D# · G · A#.