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D minor 6th (Dm6)

DRoot
Fmin 3
APerf 5
BMaj 6

Bittersweet. Minor triad with added 6th. Common in jazz and Latin music for sophisticated minor harmony.

Notes
DFAB
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
Type
Added-tone chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe2112345

Dm6

D minor 6th, Open

Bass
D, the root
Root
D
Strings
D G B e · open
  • DRoot
  • Fm3
  • AP5
  • BM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

D+3 fretsF+4 fretsA+2 fretsB

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More D chords

Same root, other colours

Dm7Dm9DmM7Dm11

Chords in the key of D minor

What Dm6 usually sits next to

i · Dmii° · E°III · Fiv · Gmv · AmVI · B♭VII · C

Close relatives

Relatives of D minor

  • FRelative major of D minor
  • DParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
01

Root

D
02

Quality

m6

A triad plus one colour note, no 7th. Softer than a 7th.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try D7 →

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

D+3 fretsF+4 fretsA+2 fretsB

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe2112345

Dm6

D minor 6th, Open

Bass
D, the root
Root
D
Strings
D G B e · open
  • DRoot
  • Fm3
  • AP5
  • BM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More D chords

Same root, other colours

Dm7Dm9DmM7Dm11

Chords in the key of D minor

What Dm6 usually sits next to

i · Dmii° · E°III · Fiv · Gmv · AmVI · B♭VII · C

Close relatives

Relatives of D minor

  • FRelative major of D minor
  • DParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
D minor 6th