Guitar chord · Sixths & added
D♯ minor 6th chord on guitar
xx1312 · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play D♯m6 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Bittersweet, with a hint of jazz and film noir.
- Notes
- D♯F♯A♯B♯
- Formula
- 1♭356
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 1st fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): don’t play — mute it
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♯
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) A♯
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, middle finger (2) B♯
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--1---| G|--3---| D|--1---| A|--x---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every D♯m6 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing D♯m6 on guitar
On guitar, the usual D♯m6 shape is xx1312 at the 1st fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other minor 6th chords. Don’t strum the low E and A strings.
Notice the B♯ in D♯m6 (D♯ F♯ A♯ B♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A–B), so the major 6th has to be written B♯ rather than C — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
