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The D♯ minor chord on piano

D♯ minor is built from D♯, F♯, A♯. Press play above to hear it.

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What notes are in the D♯ minor chord?

The D♯ minor chord is made up of D♯, F♯, A♯.

Notes & intervals

D♯Root
F♯Minor third
A♯Perfect fifth

How to play it

Right hand

1-3-5

Left hand

5-3-1

Black keys: 3

Which keys use the D♯ minor chord?

D♯ minor occurs naturally in these keys: iv of A♯ minor, iii of B major, ii of C♯ major, i of D♯ minor, vi of F♯ major, v of G♯ minor.

Chords it's commonly used with

D♯ minor is commonly played alongside:

How it sounds

A minor chord sounds darker and more wistful than its major counterpart.