How to play the Dm6 piano chord

(Basic Dm6 piano chord and Inversions of the Dm6 piano chord)

• Chord symbol: Dm6
• The Dm6 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
• A minor-sixth chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Minor third, Fifth, Sixth
• The 4 notes in the Dm6 chord are: D – F – A – B
• A minor-sixth chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Minor third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Sixth at the bottom.

 

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In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Dm6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

 

 

 

 

More on the Dm6 chord

• The Dm6 chord can be found as step 1 in the D dorian scale.
• The D dorian scale consists of the notes: D – E – F – G – A – B – C – (D)