Progressions in D# — 5-String Banjo

Every chord the key of D# owns, charted on gDGBD and ready to pick.

D# major harmonises to D# – Fm – Gm – G# – A# – Cm – D°; D# minor to D#m – F° – F# – G#m – A#m – B – C#. Each chord links to its 5-String Banjo voicings, so a tune in D# becomes a short list of shapes before the first repeat.

Then check the key against the short g: some keys let it ring free through every change, and some make it a note you have to work around. Knowing which is which is most of what "playing in a good key" means here.