Em/D♯

  1. D♯7bass
  2. ERtriad
  3. G♭3triad
  4. B5triad
Voicings

4 ways to play Em/D♯

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion Em/D♯
4 5 6 7 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets x 6 5 4 5 xNotes D♯ G B EIntervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadE minor, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion Em/D♯
9 10 11 12 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets 11 10 9 9 x xNotes D♯ G B EIntervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadE minor, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion Em/D♯
1 2 3 4 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets x x 1 0 0 0Notes D♯ G B EIntervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadE minor, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion Em/D♯
12 13 14 15 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets x x 13 12 12 12Notes D♯ G B EIntervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadE minor, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules Em/D♯ follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor triad over the 7th in every key

Em/D♯ chord questions

What notes are in Em/D♯?

Em/D♯ is spelled D♯ E G B: D♯ is the 7th, E is the root, G is the ♭3rd, B is the 5th.

What is the formula of Em/D♯?

7 1 ♭3 5. It is a E minor triad, over D♯ in the bass.

How many ways can you play Em/D♯ on guitar?

This page shows 4 voicings of Em/D♯, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.