D6 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:D · F# · A · B

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D6 shapes as text

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

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.