Dm6 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning
Dm6
Minor 6
Notes:D · F · A · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Dm6 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 5 5 5 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 3 | 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 1 1 | D D A A A A F F B B D D | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 5 2 2 3 3 x x x x | 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – – – | D D A A B B F F x x x x | medium | |
| x x x x 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3 | – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 | x x x x D D F F B B D D | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 6 6 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 | D D A A D D A A B B F F | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 7 8 8 6 6 | – – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 | A A B B A A A A D D F F | medium | |
| x x 10 10 8 8 7 7 8 8 0 0 | – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – | x x D D F F A A D D B B | medium | |
| x x 10 10 8 8 9 9 8 8 10 10 | – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 | x x D D F F B B D D A A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| x x 10 10 12 12 9 9 11 11 0 0 | – – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 – – | x x D D A A B B F F B B | medium | |
| x x 10 10 12 12 0 0 11 11 12 12 | – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4 | x x D D A A D D F F B B | medium | |
| x x x x 12 12 0 0 11 11 12 12 | – – – – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 | x x x x A A D D F F B B | easy | |
| 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 | 3 3 1 1 – – – – 2 2 – – | D D F F A A D D A A B B | hard | |
| 5 5 x x 2 2 3 3 3 3 x x | 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – | D D x x B B F F A A x x | hard | |
| 5 5 7 7 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 | D D B B D D F F A A D D | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 6 6 | 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 | D D B B D D A A B B F F | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 0 7 7 8 8 0 0 8 8 6 6 | – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1 | A A B B F F D D D D F F | medium | |
| 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 0 0 | 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 – – | F F B B F F A A D D B B | medium · barre on fret 7 |
The Dm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes D, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | D |
| ♭3 | 3 | F |
| 5 | 7 | A |
| 6 | 9 | B |
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.