D Sharp Minor Chord For Beginners

Want to learn how to play the D sharp minor chord? Then you’re in the right place!

In this free guitar lesson you will learn:

• 4 quick and easy ways to play the D sharp minor chord.
• The secret to perfecting barre chords.
• 3 tips and tracks that will boost your chord success.

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How do I play a D sharp minor chord?

The two most common ways to play a D sharp minor chord are:

• The D sharp minor chord. (Em Barre Shape.)
• The D sharp minor chord. (Am Barre Shape.)

Let’s take a quick look at these two essential chord shapes.

D Sharp Minor Chord (Em Barre Shape)

The first D sharp minor chord we’re going to learn starts on the 11th fret of the low E string.

We refer to this as the ‘Em barre shape’ because the core part of this chord is based on an Em.

Don’t know an Em chord? Go here: Easy Ways To Play An Em Chord

• Barre your first finger across the 11th fret.
• Place your 3rd finger on the 13th fret of the A string. (5th string.)
• Place your 4th finger on the 13th fret of the D string. (4th string.)

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D Sharp Minor Chord (Am Barre Shape)

We refer to this D sharp minor chord as the ‘Am barre shape’ as it is based on an Am chord.

Here’s an Am chord:

Here’s a D sharp minor chord (Am barre shape):

Can you see how the both chords share the EXACT same chord shape.

To play this chord:

• Barre your first finger from the 6th fret of the A string (5th string) to the high E string. (1st string.)
• Place your 3rd finger on the 8th fret of the D string. (4th string.)
• Place your 4th finger on the 8th fret of the G string. (3rd string.)
• Place your 2nd finger on the 7th fret of the B string. (2nd string.)

Now we’ve learned how to play both of these D sharp minor chord shapes, let’s take a look at some super-easy ways to play this chord.

To play these chords, you must know how to barre chords. To do this, watch this video:

Easy Shape #1

This D sharp minor chord is the ULTIMATE stepping stone chord. It’s easy to play, sounds great and saves you the hassle of learning difficult barre chords.

• Place your 3rd finger on the 4th fret of the D string. (4th string.)
• Place your 2nd finger on the 3rd fret of the G string. (3rd string.)
• Place your 4th finger on the 4th fret of the B string. (2nd string.)
• Place your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the high E string. (1st string.)