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D# Major Piano Chord

Root
D#
3rd
FX
5th
A#
PLAY
→
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E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D#
FX
A#

The Notes in a D# Major Chord

The Root

This is one is easy. All you have to do to find the root of a chord is look at the name of the chord. It's the first part of the name! If it's a D# Major chord, the root is D#!

The 3rd

The third of a D# Major chord is FX. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.

Finding FX from D# step by step:

  • Start on: D#
  • Step 1: move up to E
  • Step 2: move up to E#
  • Step 3: move up to F#
  • Step 4: Land on FX
3rd
FX
Root
D#
1
2
3
PLAY
  • E is a minor second above D#.
  • E# is a major 2nd above D#.
  • F# is a minor third above D#.
  • FX is a major third above D#.

The 5th

The fifth of a D# Major chord is A#. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.

Finding A# from D# step by step:

  • Start on: D#
  • Step 1: move down to CX
  • Step 2: move down to C#
  • Step 3: move down to B#
  • Step 4: move down to B
  • Step 5: Land on A#
5th
A#
Root
D#
1
2
3
4
PLAY
  • CX is a minor second below D#.
  • C# is a major 2nd below D#.
  • B# is a minor third below D#.
  • B is a major third below D#.
  • A# is a fourth below D#. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note A# is down 5 half-steps from D#, but up 7 half-steps from D#:
5th
A#
Root
D#
1
2
3
4
5
6
PLAY

The Inversions of D# Major

Root Position

Root
D#
3rd
FX
5th
A#
PLAY
E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D#
FX
A#

1st Inversion

3rd
FX
5th
A#
Root
D#
PLAY
E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
FX
A#
D#

2nd Inversion

5th
A#
Root
D#
3rd
FX
PLAY
E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A#
D#
FX

Other Major Chords

C, C#, Db, D, D#, Eb, E, F, F#, Gb, G, G#, Ab, A, A#, Bb, B

See all major chords

Other D# Chords

D#, D#m, D#dim, D#+, D#M7, D#m7, D#7, D#dim7

See a list of 34 D# chords