D6 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

○○○○○○112211DDAAF#F#AABBDD
D6
Major 6
Notes:D · F# · A · B
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
DDDABF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – – – –D D A A F# F# A A B B D Dmedium · barre on fret 2
x x 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 x x– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 – –x x A A F# F# B B D D x xmedium
x x 7 7 4 4 4 4 3 3 x x– – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –x x D D F# F# B B D D x xhard
0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –D D B B F# F# B B B B D Deasy · barre on fret 4
0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2D D D D A A D D F# F# B Bmedium · barre on fret 7
0 0 11 11 9 9 11 11 10 10 9 9– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1D D F# F# B B F# F# A A B Bmedium · barre on fret 9
0 0 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4D D F# F# D D F# F# B B D Dmedium · barre on fret 11
0 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 4– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3D D A A F# F# A A B B F# F#medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 x x– – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –x x B B F# F# A A D D x xmedium
x x x x 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4– – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4x x x x F# F# B B D D F# F#medium
0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 x x– – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –D D B B F# F# B B B B x xeasy · barre on fret 4
0 0 7 7 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1D D D D B B D D F# F# A Amedium · barre on fret 7
0 0 11 11 0 0 11 11 10 10 9 9– – 3 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1D D F# F# D D F# F# A A B Bmedium
12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 0 0 12 122 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4D D F# F# D D F# F# B B D Dmedium · barre on fret 11
0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4– – 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3D D A A D D A A B B F# F#medium
x x 2 2 x x 4 4 3 3 4 4– – 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4x x A A x x B B D D 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 G 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.