What notes are in a D6 chord?

D6 is D, F#, A, B: the 1, 3, 5, 6 of D.

How do you play D6 on guitar?

5th String Root Major 6th: x 5 7 7 7 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with D6?

Scales on D that contain every note of D6: D Major, D Major Pentatonic, D Major Blues, D Lydian, D Mixolydian, D Lydian Dominant.

Guitar chord · Major 6th

D6 chord (D Major 6th)

Sweet, vintage swing and country major 6th chord.

Notes DF#AB

Formula 1 3 5 6

Shapes 1 on this page

D6 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, D.

5th String Root Major 6th x 5 7 7 7 7

Interactive chord diagram

D6 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over D6

These scales start on D and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when D6 is the chord of the moment.

D Major D Major Pentatonic D Major Blues D Lydian D Mixolydian D Lydian Dominant D Half-Whole Diminished D Bebop Dominant D Lydian #2 D Bebop Major D Bebop Dorian D Mixolydian b2 D Ultraphrygian D Hungarian Major

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Questions

What notes are in a D6 chord?: D6 is D, F#, A, B: the 1, 3, 5, 6 of D.
How do you play D6 on guitar?: 5th String Root Major 6th: x 5 7 7 7 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with D6?: Scales on D that contain every note of D6: D Major, D Major Pentatonic, D Major Blues, D Lydian, D Mixolydian, D Lydian Dominant.

Major 6th chords in every key

C6 C#6 D6 Eb6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 Ab6 A6 Bb6 B6