D Major 6th (D6) is built from D, F#, A, B, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M formula measured from the root D. This page shows 24 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Major
Notes: D · F# · A · BIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 6M
Fingerings for D6
D6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
D6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
D6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2
D6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
D6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted
D6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
D6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
D6low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
D6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
D6low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
D6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
D6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
D6low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1
D6low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
D6low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
D6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 2, high E at fret 2
D6low E muted, A muted, D open, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 2
D6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
D6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
D6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
D6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
D6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
D6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 2, high E muted
D6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
Notes in D6
D1P
F#3M
A5P
B6M
How to play D6
D Major 6th Guitar Chord (D6) is bright and resolved, the default sound of Western harmony.
Beginner tip
Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.
Practice idea
Loop it with the IV and V chords of the same key to hear how it functions as the tonic.
D6 FAQ
What notes are in D Major 6th?
D Major 6th (D6) contains D, F#, A, B. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M above the root D.
How do you play D6 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "D6": low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2.
Is D6 hard for beginners?
It sits in the major family. Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.