D#6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#6

Major 6

Notes:D# · G · A# · C

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 4 2 4 0 4	1 2 1 3 – 4	D# C D# A# A# G	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 4 2 4	1 1 1 2 1 3	D# A# D# A# C G	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 6 0 4	– 4 2 3 – 1	x D# G C A# G	medium
x 7 6 6 5 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D# G C D# D#	medium
x 7 6 6 0 7	– 3 1 2 – 4	x D# G C A# A#	medium
x 7 11 9 9 7	– 1 4 2 3 1	x D# C D# G A#	hard · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 9 9	– – – 1 1 1	x x x D# G C	easy · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 12 12	1 1 1 – 2 3	C G C x A# D#	easy · barre on fret 11
2 4 2 1 0 0	2 4 3 1 – –	D# C D# G A# D#	medium
2 4 2 4 2 4	1 2 1 3 1 4	D# C D# A# C G	medium · barre on fret 2
6 4 6 4 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	G C G A# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 6 6 5 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D# G C D# x	medium
x 7 6 6 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x D# G C A# D#	easy
x 7 9 x 9 9	– 1 2 – 3 4	x D# A# x G C	hard
x x 9 9 9 9	– – 1 1 1 1	x x A# D# G C	easy · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 0 0	1 1 1 – – –	C G C x A# D#	easy · barre on fret 11

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
3	4	G
5	7	A#
6	9	C

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#+D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

C6 C#6 D6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 G#6 A6 A#6 B6

See D#6 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-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 D#6 chord?

D#6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes D#, G, A#, C.

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.