The root 5 D#m7 barre chord is played by barring the 6th fret. It is just like the root 5 D sharp minor chord, but without the 4th finger. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the D sharp minor 7 root 5 barre chord.
How to play the D#m7 root 5 barre chord shape
- Barre the first five strings of the 6th fret.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 8th fret of the 4th string.
- Place your 2nd finger on the 7th fret of the 2nd string.
- Strum the first five strings.
D sharp minor 7 (root 6 barre chord shape) info
- This shape is the root 5 barre chord for D#m7.
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) D#, A#, C#, F# and A#.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, b7, b3 and 5 in the key of D sharp.
- It is a minor 7 chord.