D#m6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

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 2 2 3 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x A# D# F# C x	medium
x x 2 2 3 2	– – 1 1 2 1	x x D# F# C F#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 6 5 6 3 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D# F# A# C x	medium
x 6 5 8 6 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x D# F# C D# x	medium
x 6 9 6 9 8	– 1 3 1 4 2	x D# A# A# F# C	medium · barre on fret 6
11 9 9 8 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	D# F# A# C x x	medium
11 9 11 11 9 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	D# F# C D# F# x	medium · barre on fret 9
x 3 2 2 1 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x C D# F# A# x	medium
x x 2 2 3 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x D# F# C x	easy
x 6 5 x 3 6	– 3 2 – 1 4	x D# F# x C A#	hard
x 6 5 8 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x D# F# C x x	medium
x 6 9 8 9 6	– 1 3 2 4 1	x D# A# C F# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
11 9 11 8 x x	3 2 4 1 – –	D# F# C C x x	medium
11 9 11 11 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	D# F# C D# x x	medium
x 1 2 x 3 2	– 1 2 – 4 3	x A# D# x C F#	hard
x 6 2 6 3 2	– 3 1 4 2 1	x D# D# A# C F#	hard · barre on fret 2

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 – Open A 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.