You've Changed in D#

Carl Fischer / Bill Carey(1942)ballad
Do Re MiC D E
A
B
A♯7♯5
Gm/F
A♯m/D♯
Daug7
Cm/F

Chord Diagrams — You've Changed in D# (Guitar)

Display
FingerNoteDegree
A♯7♯5
EADGBE11x432
6frEADGBE1x234x8frEADGBExx142312frEADGBEx213x4
D♯Maj7
EADGBE11333x
3frEADGBE111x436frEADGBE1113248frEADGBE111xx4
D7♯9
4frEADGBEx2134x
7frEADGBE4127frEADGBE111x2310frEADGBE111324
Gm7♭5
EADGBE3xx421
EADGBE2x341x5frEADGBE222xx110frEADGBEx1324x
C7♯9
EADGBEx2134x
3frEADGBE11x328frEADGBE1113249frEADGBExx2134
F7
EADGBE111132
3frEADGBE11x3248frEADGBE11113410frEADGBE111xx2
A♯7
EADGBE111x34
6frEADGBE1111328frEADGBE11x32411frEADGBEx3241x
B7
EADGBEx2134
EADGBE1111344frEADGBE111xx27frEADGBE111132
C7
EADGBEx3241
3frEADGBE1111345frEADGBE111xx28frEADGBE111132
Gm
EADGBE2134
3frEADGBE1111345frEADGBExx134210frEADGBE111342
Fm
EADGBE111134
3frEADGBExx13428frEADGBE11134210frEADGBE1142xx
D♯7
EADGBExx1324
6frEADGBE111x348frEADGBE111xx211frEADGBE111132
A♯m
EADGBE11x342
6frEADGBE1111346frEADGBE111xx38frEADGBExx1342
A7
EADGBEx23
EADGBE111x25frEADGBE1111327frEADGBEx1324
Em
EADGBE23
2frEADGBE113427frEADGBE1113429frEADGBE4312xx
G♯Maj7
4frEADGBE111423
6frEADGBE11x3339frEADGBEx3241x11frEADGBE111324
G♯m
4frEADGBE111134
6frEADGBExx13427frEADGBExx324111frEADGBE111342
Gm/F
EADGBE2134
3frEADGBE1111345frEADGBExx134210frEADGBE111342
A♯m/D♯
EADGBE11x342
6frEADGBE1111346frEADGBE111xx38frEADGBExx1342
C♯7
EADGBEx3241x
4frEADGBE111x346frEADGBE1114329frEADGBE111132
F♯m
EADGBE111134
4frEADGBE11x3425frEADGBExx32419frEADGBE111342
Daug7
EADGBExx412
4frEADGBEx213x45frEADGBE11x43210frEADGBE1x234x
Am
EADGBEx231
2frEADGBE444x15frEADGBE1111347frEADGBEx1342
C♯7♭5
EADGBEx431
4frEADGBE11x23x8frEADGBE2x341x12frEADGBExx1234
Cm/F
EADGBEx3214
3frEADGBE1113425frEADGBE1142xx8frEADGBE111134
D♯
EADGBExx1243
3frEADGBE11x4326frEADGBE11x2348frEADGBE111xx4

You've Changed in D#

Key of D#

D# major (Eb) requires barre shapes rooted on the 6th and 5th strings. It is a favorite key for horn players, so guitarists encounter it in funk and soul bands. Using barre chords at frets 1, 3, and 6 covers the primary shapes. D# is a intermediate-advanced-level key on guitar because no standard open strings match this key's chord tones. Expect to rely on barre chords throughout, which builds hand strength and unlocks the entire fretboard.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to D (descending half step), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to B (ascending half step), B to C (ascending half step), C to G (descending perfect fourth), G to F (descending whole step), F to D# (descending whole step), D# to A# (descending perfect fourth), A# to A (descending half step), A to E (descending perfect fourth), E to G# (ascending major third), G# to G# (ascending unison), G# to G (descending half step), G to A# (ascending minor third), A# to C# (ascending minor third), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to D (descending major third), D to A (descending perfect fourth), A to C# (ascending major third), C# to C (descending half step), C to D# (ascending minor third). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from D# to A# by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

D# major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, D# Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

ballad4/4 · 29 bars · Form: AB

Chords: A♯7♯5, D♯Maj7, D7♯9, Gm7♭5, C7♯9, F7, A♯7, B7, C7, Gm, Fm, D♯7, A♯m, A7, Em, G♯Maj7, G♯m, Gm/F, A♯m/D♯, C♯7, F♯m, Daug7, Am, C♯7♭5, Cm/F, D♯.

Scales for Improvisation D# bebop, D# bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of D#