D# Minor Chord on Mandolin

Play D# Minor on Mandolin: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

D# Minor chord diagram, starting at fret 8. Strings low to high: G 8th fret, D 8th fret, A 9th fret, E 11th fret.

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 Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 8 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. D# falls on the G string. It sounds from D#4 up to D#6.

Mandolin is strung in four courses of two, each pair tuned in unison, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.

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.