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Dm6 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play D Minor Sixth (Charts)

Dm6 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as dm6 chord, dm6 guitar chord and how to play Dm6.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Dm6 chord diagram, Open positionDm6 Open position: low E muted, A muted, D open, G fret 2, B open, high e fret 1.××21x x 0 2 0 1
Open position
x x 0 2 0 1
Dm6 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionDm6 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D open, G fret 4, B open, high e fret 1.××41x x 0 4 0 1
Easy 4-string version
x x 0 4 0 1
Dm6 chord diagram, Alternate open shape (1st fret)Dm6 Alternate open shape (1st fret): low E muted, A muted, D open, G fret 4, B fret 3, high e fret 1.××431x x 0 4 3 1
Alternate open shape (1st fret)
x x 0 4 3 1

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Dm6 (D minor sixth) on guitar, play x x 0 2 0 1 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains D, F, A, B. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 0 4 0 1, which needs 2 fretted notes.

Dm6 chord facts

Chord Dm6 (D minor sixth)
Other names Dmin6, D-6
Notes D, F, A, B
Intervals D (root), F (minor 3rd), A (perfect 5th), B (major 6th)
Formula 1-b3-5-6
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Dm6 on guitar?

The main shape is x x 0 2 0 1 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the high e string at fret 1 (F, the minor 3rd).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the G string at fret 2 (A, the perfect 5th).
  4. Let the D (D) and B (B) strings ring open.
  5. Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string, or touch them lightly to mute.