D6 chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)

in Chicago (DGBE) tuning

○○12DABF#
D6
Major 6
Notes:D · F# · A · B
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDABF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 0 2– 1 – 2D A B F#easy
4 4 3 23 4 2 1F# B D F#medium
4 4 3 52 3 1 4F# B D Amedium
0 4 7 5– 1 3 2D B F# Amedium
9 7 7 54 2 3 1B D F# Ahard
0 7 7 7– 1 1 1D D F# Beasy · barre on fret 7
9 11 10 101 4 2 3B F# A Dmedium
12 11 12 103 2 4 1D F# B Dmedium
12 11 12 x2 1 3 –D F# B xeasy
0 4 0 2– 2 – 1D B B F#medium
x 4 3 2– 3 2 1x B D F#medium
4 4 3 x2 3 1 –F# B D xeasy
0 4 7 7– 1 2 3D B F# Bmedium
x 7 7 7– 1 1 1x D F# Beasy · barre on fret 7
9 11 0 101 3 – 2B F# B Dmedium
0 11 0 10– 2 – 1D F# B Deasy

The D6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes D, F#, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
34F#
57A
69B

More D chords

Other roots

See D6 in another tuning

What notes make up the D6 chord?

D6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes D, F#, A, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.