D minor sixth chord (abbreviated as dm6) is a four-note chord made up of the notes D, F, A and B. It may also be known as G7(b5) chord or F9 chord without root.
A dm6 chord can be played either open position as X00202 or with its fifth removed as 000020, and moved up the neck for different voicings and fret configurations.
Inversions
The D minor sixth chord, commonly referred to as Dmin6 or dm6 for short, consists of four notes D, F, A and B and can be inverted to change its key and alter its sound. There are multiple ways it can be inverted but one common way involves moving its root note up or down by half steps – this shift moves it from minor key to major key while shifting its harmony and creating tension within it.
The dm6 chord can also be inverted by shifting its third up or down by one semitone. This will alter both its key and sound characteristics – either more open or closed sound depending on where this change takes place – while altering its harmony to make it denser or less dense overall.
One way of inverting the dm6 chord is to shift its second semitone up or down one semitone; in this instance, the chord will remain minor key and have a flatter sound; this technique can help create more moody effects.
As it lacks an augmented sixth note, dm6 chord is not technically a true diminished seventh chord and therefore should not be played on the same bass notes as full diminished seventh chords. Instead, dm6 should ideally be played on either the second or fifth bass note for optimal key alignment.
There are various qualities of 6th chords you can create, with major and minor being two of the most prevalent options. Each has their own distinct sound and feel – major 6th chords feature a major 7th interval while minor sixth chords contain only minor 7th intervals.
Step two of learning this uke chord involves studying its notes and intervals. This will enable you to identify which notes in your uke chord are sharp or flat and adjust accordingly, and understand their relationships to different chord qualities and triads.
Scales
The D minor sixth chord is a four-note harmony composed of D (1), F (m3), A (5) and B (6) and created by adding a major sixth interval to a minor triad; to get there from either 5th fret (5th step or minor 3rd chord); or by transposing root tone down one whole step (2 frets). When looking at sheet music or chord progressions you might also see it written as Dm6 or dm6 chord.
It is an extremely versatile ukulele chord, used for creating all manner of melodies and one of the most frequently employed in modern music. Indeed, many iconic songs feature this chord structure. Furthermore, its interval structure mimics that of minor seventh chords so that its use may lead to resolution into them and also serve to introduce key changes.
The Dm6 chord has many variations with different fingering. One common version has the root on the second string and third on the fourth string; you can find all these variations below in our chord charts or explore even more variations by browsing our extensive library of guitar chords.
These Dm6 chord voicings can be fingered in a similar manner to standard barre chords; to play them you will use your thumb, index finger and middle fingers on your left hand while index finger and ring finger are needed on your right hand.
Fingering the chord similarly to a regular triad requires using left thumb, index finger and middle finger on one string; on another string use right thumb index finger ring finger. This type of chord is known as an open Dm6 chord.
The D minor sixth chord can also take on variations called an added or “sixth” chord, distinguishable by having an added sixth interval above the bass and typically sharing keys with dominant seventh chords; such chords are known as either French, augmented, or German sixth chords.
Fingerings
D minor sixth chord (abbreviated as Dmin6) is a four-note chord composed of D, F, A and B notes that can be formed by adding a major sixth to a minor chord and inverting it. Common voicings for this chord include D (root), Dm (3rd fret) and Dm5 (5th fret); see piano keyboard diagram below for all possible voicings and fret configurations for this chord.
The Dm6 chord is a jazzier variation of the Dm7 chord and typically used in jazz music to add tension in pieces. By including an additional 6th note in its composition, this chord offers richer tones that help create tension within any piece. Commonly found in jazz music and played either left or right hand, dm6 chords can also serve as replacements for D minor 7th chord progressions such as Dm7-G7 or Dm7-Cmaj7 progressions.
To be able to play this chord, it’s essential that you are familiar with the D minor chord shape. There are various methods for fretting this chord but most commonly is by using your left index and middle fingers to hold down the root note while using your right thumb to move its shape up or down on the fingerboard as needed.
Another popular technique to play this chord is with a barre chord shape, achieved by placing your thumb between the second and third frets of the fifth string. This fingering technique can be easily learned, making it especially helpful when performing jazz music.
You can also play this chord using a power chord shape, composed of root, b3, 5 and 6 from the D major scale. This gives an exciting and modern sound when applied to jazz music.
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Variations
A D minor sixth chord can be played using various techniques. One way is to slide your pinkie one fret lower in pitch to access note B as the major sixth over root D, producing a D minor six chord. This thicker version gives percussive strumming more depth.
Other voicings for this chord include ones where the root is completely omitted; this version is known as Dm6. This chord differs from D minor seventh in that it does not contain the seventh scale degree but instead features minor sixth over its root; playing this chord requires moving your fifth finger down an octave when necessary.
Another popular variation on this chord is the Dm6-9 chord, created by adding an elevated 7th and lowered 9th to a D minor sixth chord, creating a dramatic chord with lots of color that’s easy to play because all it requires is shifting sixth and ninth fingers up or down one octave.
These chords can be used to build II-V-I progressions in the key of D, but can also be utilized in other keys. For instance, Dm6-9 chords can be altered into Dmaj7 chords by replacing C with an A an octave higher; this would produce something that sounds similar to G7 chords.
Music theory makes chord notation simple by assigning notes a name based on their interval structure. Each interval has an assigned name, and chords can be composed using various combinations of these intervals to produce different sounds. This allows musicians to easily adapt chord sounds by changing their order or by adding or subtracting one or more notes from it.
Each chord also possesses its own characteristic tone that describes its sound. Two common characteristics are major and minor chords: major chords consisting of scale degrees 1, 3, 5 in the key while minor chords contain 2nd, 4th and flat 7th degrees of that key scale respectively.