Dm6 chord on Cavaquinho

in Standard (DGBD) tuning

○○12DABF
Dm6
Minor 6
Notes:D · F · A · B
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DDDFAB
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 0 3– 1 – 2D A B Feasy
3 4 3 31 2 1 1F B D Feasy · barre on fret 3
0 4 6 0– 1 2 –D B F Dmedium
0 7 6 9– 2 1 3D D F Bmedium
0 10 0 7– 2 – 1D F B Amedium
0 10 10 9– 2 3 1D F A Beasy
0 10 0 0– 1 – –D F B Deasy
0 4 0 3– 2 – 1D B B Feasy
3 4 3 x1 2 1 –F B D xeasy · barre on fret 3
0 4 6 7– 1 2 3D B F Amedium
x 7 6 9– 2 1 3x D F Bmedium
7 10 0 01 2 – –A F B Dmedium
0 10 0 9– 2 – 1D F B Beasy
0 10 0 x– 1 – –D F B xeasy
0 4 3 3– 3 1 2D B D Feasy
x 4 3 3– 3 1 2x B D Feasy

The Dm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes D, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho 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

Standard (DGBD) D-G-B-D
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.