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D Minor 7♯5

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The D Minor 7♯5 chord contains the notes D, F, A♯, and C.

Notes: D, F, A♯, C · Piano keys: D F A♯ C

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D – F – A♯ – C

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Introduction

The D Minor 7♯5 chord is a four-note chord made up of D, F, A♯, and C.

Notes

Notes:D – F – A♯ – C

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the D Minor 7♯5 is the tonic (i) chord of D Minor, which shares the signature of its relative major, F Major — 1 flat (B♭).

B♭

Order of flats

Flats are added in a fixed order — the reverse of the sharp order. Each new flat key adds the next flat on the list.

B♭E♭A♭D♭G♭C♭F♭

Mnemonic: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father

Chords in the Key of D Minor

These are the triads built on each degree of the D minor scale:

C1C2C3C4DFAC5C6C7C8
i — D Minor (minor)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1iD MinorMinor
2ii°E DiminishedDiminished
3IIIF MajorMajor
4ivG MinorMinor
5vA MinorMinor
6VIA♯ MajorMajor
7VIIC MajorMajor

Same Notes, Other Names

The notes D – F – A♯ – C aren’t exclusive to this chord. Depending on which note is the bass and how the chord functions, the same pitches also spell:

A♯ Add 9→

D Minor 7♯5 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the D Minor 7♯5 chord on piano?
The D Minor 7♯5 chord contains the notes D – F – A♯ – C. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Jadassohn, Salomon(1883)

    A Manual of Harmony

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Chopin, Frédéric(1839)

    Prelude in D major, Op. 28 No. 5

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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