D Sharp Minor Guitar Chords and Chord Progressions

The key of D sharp minor has six sharps. For reference, here are the notes in the D sharp minor scale:

  • D Sharp
  • E Sharp
  • F Sharp
  • G Sharp
  • A Sharp
  • B
  • C Sharp

All the chords in the key of D sharp minor are made up of these seven notes, and each note gets to be the root note for one of the chords, thus making seven triad chords in this key.

  • D Sharp Minor
  • E Sharp Diminished
  • F Sharp Major
  • G Sharp Minor
  • A Sharp Minor
  • B Major
  • C Sharp Major

Note: In this article I’m using guitar chord charts that I created using Microsoft Paint. Here are all the guitar chord charts that are free to use personally and commercially under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.

i Chord — D Sharp Minor or D Sharp Minor Seventh

The first chord (i) in the key of D sharp minor is the D sharp minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D sharp minor chord on guitar.

D Sharp Minor chord chart for guitar

The D sharp minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the i chord in the key of D sharp minor. Below is my favorite way to play the D sharp minor seventh chord.

D Sharp Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

iidim Chord — E Sharp Diminished or E Sharp Minor Seventh Flat Five

The second chord (iidim) in the key of D sharp minor is the E sharp diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E sharp diminished chord on guitar.

E Sharp Diminished chord chart for guitar

The E sharp minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iidim chord in the key of D sharp minor. Below is my favorite way to play the E sharp minor seventh flat five chord.

E Sharp Minor Seventh Flat Five chord chart for guitar

III Chord — F Sharp Major or F Sharp Major Seventh

The third chord (III) in the key of D sharp minor is the F sharp major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F sharp major chord on guitar.

F Sharp Major chord chart for guitar

The F sharp major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the III chord in the key of D sharp minor. Below is my favorite way to play the F sharp major seventh chord.

F Sharp Major Seventh chord chart for guitar

iv Chord — G Sharp Minor or G Sharp Minor Seventh

The fourth chord (iv) in the key of D sharp minor is the G sharp minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G sharp minor chord on guitar.

G Sharp Minor chord chart for guitar

The G sharp minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iv chord in the key of D sharp minor. Below is my favorite way to play the G sharp minor seventh chord.

G Sharp Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

v Chord — A Sharp Minor or A Sharp Minor Seventh

The fifth chord (v) in the key of D sharp minor is the A sharp minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A sharp minor chord on guitar.

A Sharp Minor chord chart for guitar

The A sharp minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the v chord in the key of D sharp minor. Below is my favorite way to play the A sharp minor seventh chord.

A Sharp Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

VI Chord — B Major or B Major Seventh

The sixth chord (VI) in the key of D sharp minor is the B major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B major chord on guitar.

B Major chord chart for guitar

The B major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VI chord in the key of D sharp minor. Below is my favorite way to play the B major seventh chord.

B Major Seventh chord chart for guitar

VII Chord — C Sharp Major or C Sharp Dominant Seventh

The seventh chord (VII) in the key of D sharp minor is the C sharp major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C sharp major chord on guitar.

C Sharp Major chord chart for guitar

The C sharp dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the VII chord in the key of D sharp minor. Below is my favorite way to play the C sharp dominant seventh chord.

C Sharp Dominant Seventh chord chart for guitar

Chord Progressions in the Key of D Sharp Minor

Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of D Sharp Minor that you can experiment with. I have included guitar tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.

1. D Sharp Minor, G Sharp Minor, A Sharp Minor

E| --6---6-----4---4-----1---1---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3---
D| --8---8-----6---6-----3---3---
A| --6---6-----6---6-----1---1---
E| ------------4---4-------------

2. D Sharp Minor, G Sharp Minor, B Major, A Sharp Minor

E| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2-----1---1---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----4---4-----3---3---
D| --8---8-----6---6-----4---4-----3---3---
A| --6---6-----6---6-----2---2-----1---1---
E| ------------4---4-----------------------

3. D Sharp Minor, B Major, F Sharp Major, G Sharp Minor

E| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
E| ----------------------2---2-----4---4---

4. D Sharp Minor, C Sharp Major, B Major

E| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
B| --7---7-----6---6-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----6---6-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----6---6-----4---4---
A| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
E| ------------------------------

5. D Sharp Minor, G Sharp Minor, F Sharp Major, B Major

E| --6---6-----4---4-----2---2-----2---2---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----6---6-----4---4-----4---4---
A| --6---6-----6---6-----4---4-----2---2---
E| ------------4---4-----2---2-------------

6. D Sharp Minor, E Sharp Diminished, A Sharp Minor, D Sharp Minor

E| --6---6---------------1---1-----6---6---
B| --7---7-----9---9-----2---2-----7---7---
G| --8---8-----10--10----3---3-----8---8---
D| --8---8-----9---9-----3---3-----8---8---
A| --6---6-----8---8-----1---1-----6---6---
E| ----------------------------------------

7. B Major, C Sharp Major, D Sharp Minor

E| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
B| --4---4-----6---6-----7---7---
G| --4---4-----6---6-----8---8---
D| --4---4-----6---6-----8---8---
A| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
E| ------------------------------

8. D Sharp Minor, B Major, F Sharp Major, C Sharp Major

E| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2-----6---6---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3-----6---6---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----4---4---
E| ----------------------2---2-------------

9. D Sharp Minor, B Major, D Sharp Minor, B Major

E| --6---6-----2---2-----6---6-----2---2---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----7---7-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----8---8-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----8---8-----4---4---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----6---6-----2---2---
E| ----------------------------------------

10. D Sharp Minor, A Sharp Minor, D Sharp Minor, G Sharp Minor

E| --6---6-----1---1-----6---6-----4---4---
B| --7---7-----2---2-----7---7-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----3---3-----8---8-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----3---3-----8---8-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----1---1-----6---6-----6---6---
E| --------------------------------4---4---

11. D Sharp Minor, F Sharp Major, C Sharp Major, D Sharp Minor

E| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
B| --7---7-----2---2-----6---6-----7---7---
G| --8---8-----3---3-----6---6-----8---8---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----6---6-----8---8---
A| --6---6-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
E| ------------2---2-----------------------

12. D Sharp Minor, B Major, F Sharp Major, G Sharp Minor

E| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --7---7-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --8---8-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --8---8-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6---
E| ----------------------2---2-----4---4---

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