D# Diminished chord — Drop D
5 voicings · Drop D
Tuning:DADGBE
Fret 6 position
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Chord tones
D#
R
F#
+3
A
+6
D# Diminished in other tunings
Diminished in other keys — Drop D
D# Diminished in Drop D — video lessons
About D# Diminished in Drop D
The D# Diminished chord contains the notes D#, F#, A. In Drop D tuning (strings: D–A–D–G–B–E), the chord shapes differ from standard tuning because the open string pitches change. Drop D lowers the low E string to D, making power chords and D-root chords easier to play. Diagrams above show all playable shapes in this tuning.