ChordWheel

Chords in the key of D♯ minor

D♯ minor has 6 sharps (F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯). Its seven chords are D♯m, E♯°, F♯, G♯m, A♯m, B, C♯. It's the relative minor of F♯ major: the same notes and chords, with D♯m as home.

C majorA minorCAmG majorE minorGEmD majorB minorDBmA majorF♯ minorAF♯mE majorC♯ minorEC♯mB majorG♯ minorBG♯m♭VIivF♯ majorD♯ minorF♯D♯m♭IIIiD♭ majorB♭ minorD♭B♭m♭VIIvA♭ majorF minorA♭FmE♭ majorC minorE♭CmB♭ majorG minorB♭GmF majorD minorFDmD♯m64315

On the wheel, the minor key's i, iv and v sit together on the inner ring with ♭III, ♭VI and ♭VII right above them. Tap any key on the wheel to go to its page.

Open D♯ minor in the interactive wheel

The seven chords

NumberChord7th chord
iD♯mD♯m7
ii°E♯°E♯m7♭5
♭IIIF♯F♯maj7
ivG♯mG♯m7
vA♯mA♯m7
♭VIBBmaj7
♭VIIC♯C♯7

D♯m

i
11frroot on 6th string
6fr×root on 5th string
D♯ · F♯ · A♯

E♯°

ii°
8fr××root on 5th string
E♯ · G♯ · B

F♯

♭III
root on 6th string
9fr×root on 5th string
F♯ · A♯ · C♯

G♯m

iv
4frroot on 6th string
11fr×root on 5th string
G♯ · B · D♯

A♯m

v
6frroot on 6th string
×root on 5th string
A♯ · C♯ · E♯

B

♭VI
7frroot on 6th string
×root on 5th string
B · D♯ · F♯

C♯

♭VII
9frroot on 6th string
4fr×root on 5th string
C♯ · E♯ · G♯

7th chords

D♯m7

i7
11frroot on 6th string
D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · C♯

E♯m7♭5

iiø7
××root on 6th string
E♯ · G♯ · B · D♯

F♯maj7

♭IIImaj7
××root on 6th string
F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E♯

G♯m7

iv7
4frroot on 6th string
G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯

A♯m7

v7
6frroot on 6th string
A♯ · C♯ · E♯ · G♯

Bmaj7

♭VImaj7
7fr××root on 6th string
B · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

C♯7

♭VII7
9frroot on 6th string
C♯ · E♯ · G♯ · B

Common progressions in D♯ minor

Minor-key extras

The major V pulls home harder than the minor v (House of the Rising Sun, Hotel California). The major IV is the Dorian sound (Oye Como Va, Get Lucky). Ending on a major I is the old "Picardy" trick.

A♯

V
6frroot on 6th string
A♯ · C♯♯ · E♯

A♯7

V7
6frroot on 6th string
A♯ · C♯♯ · E♯ · G♯

G♯

IV
4frroot on 6th string
G♯ · B♯ · D♯

G♯7

IV7
4frroot on 6th string
G♯ · B♯ · D♯ · F♯

D♯

I
11frroot on 6th string
D♯ · F♯♯ · A♯

Colour chords

The same slot on the wheel with a different flavour. Sus chords swap the 3rd for the 2nd or 4th and like to resolve back to the plain chord (D♯sus4 → D♯m). add9 adds the 2nd on top of the full chord. These are the common ones whose notes all stay in the key (here: D♯sus2, D♯sus4, F♯add9); the small label is the slot they sit in.

D♯sus2

i
6fr×root on 5th string
D♯ · E♯ · A♯

D♯sus4

i
11frroot on 6th string
D♯ · G♯ · A♯

F♯sus2

♭III
9fr×root on 5th string
F♯ · G♯ · C♯

F♯sus4

♭III
root on 6th string
F♯ · B · C♯

F♯add9

♭III
9fr××root on 5th string
F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · G♯

G♯sus2

iv
11fr×root on 5th string
G♯ · A♯ · D♯

G♯sus4

iv
4frroot on 6th string
G♯ · C♯ · D♯

A♯sus4

v
6frroot on 6th string
A♯ · D♯ · E♯

A♯7sus4

v
6frroot on 6th string
A♯ · D♯ · E♯ · G♯

Bsus2

♭VI
×root on 5th string
B · C♯ · F♯

Badd9

♭VI
2fr××root on 5th string
B · D♯ · F♯ · C♯

C♯sus2

♭VII
4fr×root on 5th string
C♯ · D♯ · G♯

C♯sus4

♭VII
9frroot on 6th string
C♯ · F♯ · G♯

C♯add9

♭VII
4fr××root on 5th string
C♯ · E♯ · G♯ · D♯

The D♯ minor scale

D♯ natural minor: D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯. The key's seven chords are built from these notes; the borrowed and secondary chords above bring in notes from outside it.

Related keys

Questions

What chords are in the key of D# minor?

The seven chords in D# minor are D#m, E#°, F#, G#m, A#m, B, C#. As 7th chords: D#m7, E#m7b5, F#maj7, G#m7, A#m7, Bmaj7, C#7.

How many sharps or flats does D# minor have?

D# minor has 6 sharps (F# C# G# D# A# E#).

What is the relative major of D# minor?

F# major. It uses exactly the same notes and chords; only the home chord changes.

What are common chord progressions in D# minor?

i bVI bIII bVII: D#m B F# C#; i iv v: D#m G#m A#m; i bVII bVI V: D#m C# B A#.