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

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

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 4 2 2 1 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D# F# A# C x	medium
x 4 2 4 4 2	– 2 1 3 4 1	x D# F# C D# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 6 4 7 6	– 1 2 1 4 3	x D# A# C F# A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 7 7 8	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A# D# F# C	medium
x x x 7 7 8	– – – 1 2 3	x x x D# F# C	easy
x x 11 10 11 8	– – 3 2 4 1	x x D# F# A# C	medium
x 4 2 4 1 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x D# F# C C x	medium
x 4 2 4 4 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x D# F# C D# x	medium
x 4 6 4 7 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x D# A# C F# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 8 7 7 6	– – 4 2 3 1	x x C D# F# A#	medium
11 7 8 7 7 8	4 1 2 1 1 3	D# F# C D# F# C	hard · barre on fret 7
11 11 8 10 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	D# A# C F# x x	medium
x 4 x 2 1 2	– 4 – 2 1 3	x D# x A# C F#	hard
x 4 2 4 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x D# F# C x x	medium
x 4 6 4 7 8	– 1 2 1 3 4	x D# A# C F# C	hard · barre on fret 4
6 7 8 7 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	A# F# C D# x x	medium

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 E 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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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.