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

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

D#m6

Minor 6

Notes:D# · F# · A# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#m6 shapes as text

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

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 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#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 G G-D-G-C-E-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#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.