Dm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dm6

Minor 6

Notes:D · F · A · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dm6 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes D, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open B 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 Dm6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
♭3	3	F
5	7	A
6	9	B

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dmaj7 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

Cm6 C#m6 D#m6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 G#m6 Am6 A#m6 Bm6

See Dm6 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Dm6 chord?

Dm6 is a Minor 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.