D# m(maj7) Chord on E9 Pedal Steel
D# m(maj7) on E9 Pedal Steel as a steel plays it: every straight-bar and short slant position with no pedal or lever down, with the strings to pick.
The D# m(maj7) chord is a minor/major seventh — a tense, cinematic minor chord with a natural seventh. It is built from the notes D#, F#, A#, D. This page shows how to play D# m(maj7) on E9 Pedal Steel with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
D# m(maj7) rings entirely on open strings here — nothing to stop at all. The B, E and G# strings stay silent, so 4 of 10 sound. The root is the D# string itself. It sounds from D3 up to F#4.
E9 Pedal Steel is tuned B–D–E–F#–G#–B–E–G#–D#–F#, 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.