D6 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D) tuning

○○○○○○○○1122DDBBDDF#F#BBDD
D6
Major 6
Notes:D · F# · A · B
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDABF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0– – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 – –D D B B D D F# F# B B D Deasy
x x 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 x x– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x D D F# F# A A B B x xmedium
0 0 0 0 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1D D A A F# F# B B D D F# F#easy · barre on fret 4
0 0 5 5 7 7 5 5 9 9 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3D D D D A A B B F# F# A Ahard · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9– – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4D D A A A A D D F# F# B Bmedium
0 0 0 0 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4D D A A B B D D F# F# B Bmedium
0 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 9– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4D D F# F# B B F# F# F# F# B Bmedium
0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 x x– – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 – –D D B B D D F# F# B B x xeasy
x x 5 5 4 4 5 5 2 2 x x– – 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – –x x D D F# F# B B B B x xmedium
0 0 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1D D D D F# F# B B D D F# F#medium · barre on fret 4
0 0 5 5 7 7 5 5 9 9 9 9– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4D D D D A A B B F# F# B Bhard · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 9 9 8 8 9 9 7 7– – – – 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1D D A A B B D D F# F# A Amedium
0 0 9 9 9 9 8 8 0 0 9 9– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4D D F# F# B B D D A A B Bmedium
0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 9– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3D D A A B B F# F# F# F# B Beasy
0 0 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 0 0– – 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –D D B B F# F# A A B B D Dmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 5 5 x x 3 3 2 2 4 4– – 4 4 – – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x D D x x A A B B F# F#hard

The D6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes D, F#, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open D 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.