D#m6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m6

Minor 6

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m6 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#m6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes D#, F#, 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#m6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
♭3	3	F#
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#6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

Cm6 C#m6 Dm6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 G#m6 Am6 A#m6 Bm6

See D#m6 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#m6 chord?

D#m6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes D#, F#, 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.