D6 chord on 4-String Bass – D Standard

in D Standard (D-G-C-F) tuning

○321DBDF#
D6
Major 6
Notes:D · F# · A · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDABF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 4 2 1– 3 2 1D B D F#medium
4 4 2 42 3 1 4F# B D Amedium
0 4 6 4– 1 2 1D B F# Amedium · barre on fret 4
0 7 6 6– 3 1 2D D F# Beasy
7 11 11 91 3 4 2A F# B Dhard
0 11 11 9– 2 3 1D F# B Dmedium
0 11 11 x– 1 2 –D F# B xeasy
0 2 6 6– 1 2 3D A F# Bhard
4 4 2 x2 3 1 –F# B D xmedium
0 4 6 6– 1 2 3D B F# Bmedium
x 7 6 6– 3 1 2x D F# Beasy
12 11 11 94 2 3 1D F# B Dmedium
12 11 11 x3 1 2 –D F# B xeasy
0 4 x 1– 2 – 1D B x F#hard
4 2 2 63 1 2 4F# A D Bhard
0 4 6 x– 1 2 –D B F# xmedium

The D6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes D, F#, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – D Standard 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.