D#/Eb-5 guitar chord (D#/Eb Major Diminished 5th)

Symbols: -5

Steps: 1-3-b5

Notes: D#-G-A

Variation 1

  • Barre the 8th fret with your pinky, extending over the 2nd to the 3rd strings
  • Use your middle finger to press the D (4th) string down on the 7th fret
  • Press down on the A (5th) string at the 6th fret using your index finger
  • Strum from the 5th string to the 2nd strings

Variation 2

  • Press down on the G (3rd) string at the 12th fret using your ring finger
  • Use your pinky to press the D (4th) string down on the 13th fret
  • Position your middle finger on the A (5th) string at the 12th fret and press down
  • With your index finger, press down on the low E (6th) string at the 11th fret
  • Now, strum all the strings up to the 3rd string