Dm6 chord on piano
D minor 6th: D · F · A · B. It sounds bittersweet: minor with one bright note that will not settle.
NotesD F A B
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + perfect 5th + major 6th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: D — finger 1 · F — finger 2 · A — finger 3 · B — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootD – F – A – B
- 1stF – A – B – D
- 2ndA – B – D – F
- 3rdB – D – F – A
Songs that use Dm6
J.S. BachAir on the G String
G major · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinPrelude in E minor
E minor · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinWaltz in A minor
A minor · Intermediate
LeontovychCarol of the Bells
D minor · Intermediate
DebussyRêverie
F major · Intermediate
J.S. BachInvention No 4 in D minor BWV 775
D minor · Beginner