The D# Major 7th Piano Chord:

There are many different ways to play the D#M7 piano chord. Press either of the "rotate notes" buttons to see different ways of voicing the D#M7 piano chord. Press either of the "change octave" buttons to see the D#M7 piano chord in different octaves. In the diagram below, you will only find the right hand notes. The bass (left hand note) is simply the root of the chord (D#). If you listen while the chord plays, you can hear that the bass note stays consistant while the top notes are changing.

NOTE: "X" after a note means "double sharp"!

Related Scale:

Seventh chords are chords that are built with four notes from the scale: the root, third, fifth and seventh. Notice that you just skip every other note to create seventh chords. I think an easier way to think of them is to think of the seventh not as the fourth note away from the root (to the right), but rather right next to the root in the next octave lower. Because the notes repeat as you move up and down the piano, the seventh (CX) is not just the seventh note up from D# in the D# major scale, as you move from left to right on the piano, but it's also the note next to it in the scale if you are moving from right to left. If you look at the diagram at the top of the page, you'll see that I put the seventh below the third, and I leave out the fifth.

Another great short-cut for seventh chords: since the fifth is optional, you can think of seventh chords as cluster of notes close together: the seventh, root (played down an octave or two in the left hand) and the third. The biggest advantage is the relationship between the seventh and the root is much easier to understand if you think down from the root (to the left) rather than up to the root (to the right), since the distance is only a second, instead of a seventh.

Triads:

• Major - Root, M3, 5 (D#, FX and A#)
• minor - Root, m3, 5 (D#, F# and A#)
• Augmented (Aug) - Root, M3, A5 (D#, FX and B)
• diminished (dim) - Root, m3, d5 (D#, F# and A)

Seventh Chords:

• 7 - Root, M3, 5, m7 (D#, FX, A# and C#)
• M7 - Root, M3, 5, M7 (D#, FX, A# and CX)
• m7 - Root, m3, 5, m7 (D#, F#, A# and C#)
• dim7 - Root, m3, d5, d7 (D#, F#, A and B#)
• half dim7 (same as "m7b5") - Root, m3, flat 5, m7 (D#, F#, A and C#)

You can see how important a good grasp of intervals can be to understanding chord structure and theory. Luckily, if you are shaky on your intervals, you can practice with my musical interval trainer.

C Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of C are down a or up a from piano chords with a root of D#.

C major (C)
C minor (Cm)
C major 7th (CM7)
C minor 7th (Cm7)
C dominant 7th (C7)
C diminished 7th (Cdim7)

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C# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of C# are down a major second or up a minor seventh from piano chords with a root of D#.

C# major (C#)
C# minor (C#m)
C# major 7th (C#M7)
C# minor 7th (C#m7)
C# dominant 7th (C#7)
C# diminished 7th (C#dim7)

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Db Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Db are down a major second or up a minor seventh from piano chords with a root of D#.

Db major (Db)
Db minor (Dbm)
Db major 7th (DbM7)
Db minor 7th (Dbm7)
Db dominant 7th (Db7)
Db diminished 7th (Dbdim7)

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D Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of D are down a major second or up a minor seventh from piano chords with a root of D#.

D major (D)
D minor (Dm)
D major 7th (DM7)
D minor 7th (Dm7)
D dominant 7th (D7)
D diminished 7th (Ddim7)

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D# Piano Chords

D# major (D#)
D# minor (D#m)
D# major 7th (D#M7)
D# minor 7th (D#m7)
D# dominant 7th (D#7)
D# diminished 7th (D#dim7)

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Eb Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Eb are down a octave or up a octave from piano chords with a root of D#.

Eb major (Eb)
Eb minor (Ebm)
Eb major 7th (EbM7)
Eb minor 7th (Ebm7)
Eb dominant 7th (Eb7)
Eb diminished 7th (Ebdim7)

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E Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of E are down a major seventh or up a minor second from piano chords with a root of D#.

E major (E)
E minor (Em)
E major 7th (EM7)
E minor 7th (Em7)
E dominant 7th (E7)
E diminished 7th (Edim7)

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F Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of F are down a major seventh or up a minor second from piano chords with a root of D#.

F major (F)
F minor (Fm)
F major 7th (FM7)
F minor 7th (Fm7)
F dominant 7th (F7)
F diminished 7th (Fdim7)

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F# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of F# are down a major sixth or up a minor third from piano chords with a root of D#.

F# major (F#)
F# minor (F#m)
F# major 7th (F#M7)
F# minor 7th (F#m7)
F# dominant 7th (F#7)
F# diminished 7th (F#dim7)

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Gb Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Gb are down a major sixth or up a minor third from piano chords with a root of D#.

Gb major (Gb)
Gb minor (Gbm)
Gb major 7th (GbM7)
Gb minor 7th (Gbm7)
Gb dominant 7th (Gb7)
Gb diminished 7th (Gbdim7)

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G Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of G are down a major sixth or up a minor third from piano chords with a root of D#.

G major (G)
G minor (Gm)
G major 7th (GM7)
G minor 7th (Gm7)
G dominant 7th (G7)
G diminished 7th (Gdim7)

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G# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of G# are down a fifth or up a fourth from piano chords with a root of D#.

G# major (G#)
G# minor (G#m)
G# major 7th (G#M7)
G# minor 7th (G#m7)
G# dominant 7th (G#7)
G# diminished 7th (G#dim7)

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Ab Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Ab are down a fifth or up a fourth from piano chords with a root of D#.

Ab major (Ab)
Ab minor (Abm)
Ab major 7th (AbM7)
Ab minor 7th (Abm7)
Ab dominant 7th (Ab7)
Ab diminished 7th (Abdim7)

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A Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of A are down a flat fifth or up a flat fifth from piano chords with a root of D#.

A major (A)
A minor (Am)
A major 7th (AM7)
A minor 7th (Am7)
A dominant 7th (A7)
A diminished 7th (Adim7)

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A# Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of A# are down a fourth or up a fifth from piano chords with a root of D#.

A# major (A#)
A# minor (A#m)
A# major 7th (A#M7)
A# minor 7th (A#m7)
A# dominant 7th (A#7)
A# diminished 7th (A#dim7)

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Bb Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of Bb are down a fourth or up a fifth from piano chords with a root of D#.

Bb major (Bb)
Bb minor (Bbm)
Bb major 7th (BbM7)
Bb minor 7th (Bbm7)
Bb dominant 7th (Bb7)
Bb diminished 7th (Bbdim7)

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B Piano Chords

Piano chords with a root of B are down a major third or up a sharp fifth (minor sixth) from piano chords with a root of D#.

B major (B)
B minor (Bm)
B major 7th (BM7)
B minor 7th (Bm7)
B dominant 7th (B7)
B diminished 7th (Bdim7)

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Piano Chord Progressions that use the D#M7 chord