E/D♯
- D♯7bass
- ERtriad
- G♯3triad
- B5triad
3 ways to play E/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
Frets x 6 6 4 5 xNotes D♯ G♯ B EIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadE major, 1st inversion
Frets 11 11 9 9 x xNotes D♯ G♯ B EIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadE major, 1st inversion
Frets x x 1 1 0 0Notes D♯ G♯ B EIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadE major, 1st inversion
The construction rules E/D♯ follows
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.
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.
Major triad over the 7th in every key
More chords on E
E/D♯ chord questions
What notes are in E/D♯?
E/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 E/D♯?
7 1 3 5. It is a E major triad, over D♯ in the bass.
How many ways can you play E/D♯ on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of E/D♯, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.