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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

D#6

Major 6

Notes:D# · G · A# · C

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#6 shapes as text

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

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.