D6 is the D major sixth chord. It has 4 notes: D – F♯ – A – B (1 – 3 – 5 – 6).
A major sixth adds the sixth to a major chord. It sounds sweet and a little vintage, and is used in gospel, jazz and highlife.
D6 chord on Guitar
xx0202
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x-x-12-11-12-10Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A not played; D open; G 2nd fret; B open; high E 2nd fret.
D6 chord on Ukulele
2222
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11-11-10-12Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C 2nd fret; E 2nd fret; A 2nd fret.
D6 chord on Piano
Play D, F♯, A and B together with your right hand, and D (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the D6 chord
D6 appears in 82 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Geese – Baby Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Zach Bryan – South And Pine Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Kira (Kira Grohs) – Dinge Kaufen Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Sabrina Sterling – Take A Shot Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Blue Highway – Talk Is Cheap Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Perry Como – Young At Heart Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- twenty one pilot – Next Semester Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Wizz Jones – Happiness Was Free Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Calcutta – Ssd Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Vocal Point – Lest We Forget Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Laufey – Dreamer Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Pomplamoose feat. Larry Goldings – À Cabo Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other D chords:
Chords in the key of D major:
D6 chord: questions
What notes are in the D6 chord?
D6 (D major sixth) is made of D, F♯, A and B (1 – 3 – 5 – 6).
How do you play D6 on guitar?
The most common shape is xx0202 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play D6 on ukulele?
Play 2222 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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