D6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:D · F# · A · B

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 4 2 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	D B F# A B D	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 4 2 3 4	– 1 3 1 2 4	x B F# A D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 4 3 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D F# B D x	medium
0 0 0 4 0 4	– – – 1 – 2	D A D B B F#	easy
0 5 0 7 7 9	– 1 – 2 3 4	D D D D F# B	hard
0 9 7 7 7 9	– 2 1 1 1 3	D F# A D F# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 9 11 10 9	– 1 1 3 2 1	D F# B F# A B	medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 12 11 12 12	– – 2 1 3 4	D A D F# B D	medium
0 2 4 2 0 4	– 1 2 1 – 3	D B F# A B F#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 2 4 2 3 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	F# B F# A D x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 x 4 3 4	– 4 – 2 1 3	x D x B D F#	hard
0 0 4 4 0 0	– – 1 2 – –	D A F# B B D	easy
0 5 9 7 7 0	– 1 4 2 3 –	D D B D F# D	hard
0 9 9 7 7 7	– 2 3 1 1 1	D F# B D F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
12 9 9 11 10 9	4 1 1 3 2 1	D F# B F# A B	medium · barre on fret 9
0 12 0 11 12 12	– 2 – 1 3 4	D A D F# B D	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
3	4	F#
5	7	A
6	9	B

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

C6 C#6 D#6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 G#6 A6 A#6 B6

See D6 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.