Dm6 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)

in Open C (gCGCE) tuning

✕2431DBDF
Dm6
Minor 6
Notes:D · F · A · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDFAB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 4 2 1– 2 4 3 1x D B D Fmedium
x 2 4 5 5– 1 2 3 4x D B F Amedium
4 x 7 5 51 – 4 2 3B x D F Ahard
x x 7 5 7– – 2 1 3x x D F Bmedium
10 x 7 9 73 – 1 2 1F x D A Bhard · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 11 10– 1 2 4 3x A F B Dmedium
10 11 10 11 101 2 1 3 1F B F B Deasy · barre on fret 10
x 2 4 5 1– 2 3 4 1x D B F Fhard
2 2 4 5 x1 2 3 4 –A D B F xmedium
4 x 7 5 71 – 3 2 4B x D F Bhard
7 x 7 5 72 – 3 1 4D x D F Bhard
10 x 7 11 72 – 1 3 1F x D B Bhard · barre on fret 7
x 11 10 9 10– 4 2 1 3x B F A Dmedium
x 11 10 11 10– 2 1 3 1x B F B Deasy · barre on fret 10
2 2 4 x 12 3 4 – 1A D B x Fhard
4 2 2 5 x3 1 2 4 –B D A F xmedium

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