Electric guitar · Minor 6th chord

D#m6D# Minor 6th

Key: F# Major
Medium

D#m6 is the D# minor 6th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes D# · F# · A# · C.

Position 1 of 4Main

Notes

D#
F#
A#
C

Structure

1
♭3
5
6

Sound: Minor sixth; Nostalgic, elegant
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of F# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	F#	Tonic
ii	G#m	Subdominant
iii	A#m	Tonic relative
IV	B	Subdominant
V	C#	Dominant
vi	D#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Fdim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 4 to string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 1.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 3.
4Don't play strings 6, 5.
5Strum from string 4 down.