D6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-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
2 4 2 4 0 4	1 2 1 3 – 4	D B D A A F#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 4 2 4	1 1 1 2 1 3	D A D A B F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 6 0 4	– 4 2 3 – 1	x D F# B A F#	medium
x 7 6 6 5 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D F# B D D	medium
x 7 6 6 0 7	– 3 1 2 – 4	x D F# B A A	medium
x 7 11 9 9 7	– 1 4 2 3 1	x D B D F# A	hard · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 9 9	– – – 1 1 1	x x x D F# B	easy · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 12 12	1 1 1 – 2 3	B F# B x A D	easy · barre on fret 11
2 4 2 1 0 0	2 4 3 1 – –	D B D F# A D	medium
2 4 2 4 2 4	1 2 1 3 1 4	D B D A B F#	medium · barre on fret 2
6 4 6 4 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	F# B F# A A D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 6 6 5 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D F# B D x	medium
x 7 6 6 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x D F# B A D	easy
x 7 9 x 9 9	– 1 2 – 3 4	x D A x F# B	hard
x x 9 9 9 9	– – 1 1 1 1	x x A D F# B	easy · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 0 0	1 1 1 – – –	B F# B x A D	easy · barre on fret 11

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 – 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 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 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 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.