Minor family
D minor sixth chord
Dm6D minor sixth
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
- 6
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- D1
- ♭2
- 2
- F♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- A5
- ♯5
- B6
- ♭7
- 7
- D Root
- F Minor 3rd
- A Perfect 5th
- B Major 6th
About this chord
What is a D minor sixth chord?
Dm6 is built from 4 notes: D (the root), F (the ♭3), A (the 5), B (the 6). Minor with a major sixth: mysterious, a little film noir.
- Notes
- D · F · A · B
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
- Also written
- Dmin6 · D-6
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
Neighbours
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