D# Minor Chord on 8-String Guitar
Play D# Minor on 8-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The D# Minor chord is a darker, melancholic minor triad that anchors countless songs. It is built from the notes D#, F#, A#. This page shows how to play D# Minor on 8-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. The F#, B, E and A strings stay silent, so 4 of 8 sound. D# falls on the D string. It sounds from D#3 up to F#4. 5 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 11.
8-String Guitar is tuned F#–B–E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on D# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.