D♯ Minor Scale
The D♯ minor scale has seven notes: D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B and C♯. It has 6 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯ and E♯), and it is the relative minor of F♯ major.
Notes
- D♯1
- E♯2
- F♯♭3
- G♯4
- A♯5
- B♭6
- C♯♭7
Step pattern: W – H – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from D♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♯ | Root |
| 2 | E♯ | Major 2nd |
| ♭3 | F♯ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | G♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | A♯ | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | B | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | C♯ | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Key signature
D♯ minor has 6 sharps: F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯. See it on the circle of fifths →
Chords in the key of D♯ minor
| Numeral | Chord | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | D♯m | D♯m7 |
| ii° | E♯dim | E♯m7♭5 |
| III | F♯ | F♯maj7 |
| iv | G♯m | G♯m7 |
| v | A♯m | A♯m7 |
| VI | B | Bmaj7 |
| VII | C♯ | C♯7 |
Common progressions
- Classic minorD♯m – G♯m – A♯mi – iv – v
- Epic / pop minorD♯m – B – F♯ – C♯i – VI – III – VII
- DescendingD♯m – C♯ – B – A♯mi – VII – VI – v
Related scales
Practise it
- Alternate picking on one stringTechnique · moved up 6 frets into D♯
- Palm-muted gallopMetal · moved up 11 frets into D♯
Explore it on the full fretboard · Piano scale explorer · Metronome