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Guitar chord

D6D sixth

  • D1
  • F♯3
  • A5
  • B6
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
12

How to play D6

  1. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the G string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the high E string.
  3. Let ring open: D string, B string.
  4. Don't play: low E string, A string.
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    D6 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx020223EBGDAE

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  2. D6 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x577775fr21EADGBE
    D6 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x577775fr21EBGDAE

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  3. D6 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets xx040242EADGBE
    D6 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets xx040242EBGDAE

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  4. D6 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets xx0432321EADGBE
    D6 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets xx0432321EBGDAE

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  5. D6 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x50202412EADGBE
    D6 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x50202412EBGDAE

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  6. D6 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x542053214EADGBE
    D6 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x542053214EBGDAE

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  7. D6 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x544053124EADGBE
    D6 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x544053124EBGDAE

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  8. D6 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x50402431EADGBE
    D6 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x50402431EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the D6 chord

D sixth is built from 4 notes: D (1), F♯ (3), A (5), B (6). The lowest note you play should be the root, D, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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