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Dm6 Ukulele Chord

A dramatic minor chord with an added major sixth. Typical of jazz, tango and film music. The sixth gives the minor chord a distinctive urgency.

Ukulele

Strings 2–2–1–2

How to play the Dm6 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–2–1–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · little finger

Notation for Dm6 chord

Other names: D minor 6th

Music theory name: minor sixth chord

Common name: D minor sixth chord

Intervals and tones in Dm6 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F Minor 3rd
A Perfect 5th
H Major 6th

All Variations

Open
2–2–1–2
Fret 4
4–5–5–5
Fret 7
7–9–7–8
Fret 10
10–11–10–12

Songs using Dm6