Dm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm6

Minor 6

Notes:D · F · A · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 0 1 1 1	2 3 – 1 1 1	D A B F A D	medium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 5 3 4	1 1 1 3 1 2	D A D A B F	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 0 5 6 4	– 2 – 3 4 1	B B B A D F	medium
6 5 6 5 6 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	F B F A D x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 8 6 7 6 8	– 3 1 2 1 4	x D F B D A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 7 9 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x D A B F x	medium
x 8 12 10 9 8	– 1 4 3 2 1	x D B D F A	hard · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 9 10	– – – 2 1 3	x x x D F B	easy
10 11 12 10 x x	1 2 3 1 – –	A F B D x x	medium · barre on fret 10
3 3 0 1 3 1	2 3 – 1 4 1	D A B F B D	medium · barre on fret 1
3 5 3 5 3 4	1 3 1 4 1 2	D B D A B F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 5 0 5 6 4	– 2 – 3 4 1	x B B A D F	medium
0 5 6 5 6 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	B B F A D x	easy · barre on fret 5
x 8 6 7 6 x	– 3 1 2 1 –	x D F B D x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 x 7 9 8	– 2 – 1 4 3	x D x B F A	hard
x 8 10 x 9 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x D A x F B	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes D, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

Cm6 C#m6 D#m6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 G#m6 Am6 A#m6 Bm6

See Dm6 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 Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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 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.