Piano Reference: D♯ major chord (D♯maj) & D♯ major 7th Chord (D♯maj7)

Interactive piano reference to the D♯ major chord, abbreviated as D♯maj or D♯M. The D♯ major chord consists of the notes D♯, F♯♯ and A♯. The 2 inversions to the D♯ major chord are F♯♯ A♯ D♯ and A♯ D♯ F♯♯.

The D♯ major 7th chord, abbreviated as D♯maj7 or D♯M7, has the notes D♯, F♯♯, A♯ and C♯♯. The 3 inversions to the D♯ major 7th chord are F♯♯ A♯ C♯♯ D♯, A♯ C♯♯ D♯ F♯♯ and C♯♯ D♯ F♯♯ A♯.

In the root position, the D♯ major chord has the D♯ as the root, the F♯♯ as the major third and the A♯ as the perfect fifth. With the D♯ major 7th chord there's the addition of C♯♯ as the major seventh.

arpeggiate chords

D♯ major chord

notes: D♯ F♯♯ A♯

D^♯
G
A^♯

D♯ major 1st inversion

notes: F♯♯ A♯ D♯

G
A^♯
D^♯

D♯ major 2nd inversion

notes: A♯ D♯ F♯♯

A^♯
D^♯
G

D♯ major 7th chord

notes: D♯ F♯♯ A♯ C♯♯

D^♯
G
A^♯
D

D♯ major 7th 1st inversion

notes: F♯♯ A♯ C♯♯ D♯

G
A^♯
D
D^♯

D♯ major 7th 2nd inversion

notes: A♯ C♯♯ D♯ F♯♯

A^♯
D
D^♯
G

D♯ major 7th 3rd inversion

notes: C♯♯ D♯ F♯♯ A♯

D
D^♯
G
A^♯

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

lookup a different chord:

C major D major E major F major G major A major B major C^♯ major F^♯ major G^♯ major A^♯ major

C minor D minor E minor F minor G minor A minor B minor C^♯ minor D^♯ minor F^♯ minor G^♯ minor A^♯ minor

C dim D dim E dim F dim G dim A dim B dim C^♯ dim D^♯ dim F^♯ dim G^♯ dim A^♯ dim

more music theory references & tools:

Mini Music Machine

Major & Minor Scales (piano reference)

Circle of Fifths

Music Intervals (ear training)

Chords in keys (chord player)

Interval Calculator

Modes of the Major Scale

piano samples

The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.