Dm6 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

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Dm6
Minor 6
Notes:D · F · A · B
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Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFAB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 4 5 01 2 3 4 –A D B F Dmedium
2 2 4 2 31 1 3 1 2A D B D Fmedium · barre on fret 2
4 x 7 5 32 – 4 3 1B x D F Fhard
4 5 4 5 01 2 1 3 –B F B F Deasy · barre on fret 4
x x 7 5 9– – 2 1 3x x D F Bhard
10 x 7 9 94 – 1 2 3F x D A Bhard
10 9 10 11 02 1 3 4 –F A F B Dmedium
x x 10 11 0– – 1 2 –x x F B Deasy
4 2 2 5 03 1 2 4 –B D A F Dmedium
4 2 2 2 33 1 1 1 2B D A D Fmedium · barre on fret 2
4 x 7 x 32 – 3 – 1B x D x Fhard
4 x 7 5 71 – 3 2 4B x D F Ahard
7 x 7 5 92 – 3 1 4D x D F Bhard
10 x 7 11 72 – 1 3 1F x D B Ahard · barre on fret 7
10 11 10 9 02 4 3 1 –F B F A Dmedium
10 x 10 11 01 – 2 3 –F x F B Deasy

The Dm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes D, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) 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 Dm6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D
♭33F
57A
69B

More D chords

Other roots

See Dm6 in another tuning

What notes make up the Dm6 chord?

Dm6 is a Minor 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.