D#m6 chord on 5-String Banjo

in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning

21314A#D#A#CF#
D#m6
Minor 6
Notes:D# · F# · A# · C
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
CD#D#D#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 1 3 1 42 1 3 1 4A# D# A# C F#medium · barre on fret 1
3 4 5 4 x1 2 4 3 –A# F# C D# xmedium
5 4 5 4 42 1 3 1 1C F# C D# F#easy · barre on fret 4
5 x 8 7 81 – 3 2 4C x D# F# A#hard
x x 8 7 10– – 2 1 3x x D# F# Cmedium
11 x 8 11 103 – 1 4 2F# x D# A# Chard
x 1 3 1 4– 1 2 1 3x D# A# C F#medium · barre on fret 1
5 4 3 4 x4 2 1 3 –C F# A# D# xmedium
x 4 5 4 4– 1 2 1 1x F# C D# F#easy · barre on fret 4
5 x 8 7 x1 – 3 2 –C x D# F# xhard
8 x 8 7 102 – 3 1 4D# x D# F# Chard
8 10 11 11 81 2 3 4 1D# C F# A# A#medium · barre on fret 8
3 1 5 1 42 1 4 1 3A# D# C C F#hard · barre on fret 1
3 x 5 4 41 – 4 2 3A# x C D# F#hard
5 4 5 4 x2 1 3 1 –C F# C D# xeasy · barre on fret 4
5 8 8 7 x1 3 4 2 –C A# D# F# xmedium

The D#m6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes D#, F#, A#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo 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 D#m6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
♭33F#
57A#
69C

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#m6 in another tuning

What notes make up the D#m6 chord?

D#m6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes D#, F#, A#, C.

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.