Banjo D6 chord (Open D)D sixth on the 5-string banjo: 0 3 2 4, and 6 more shapes

D6 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open D tuning: 0 3 2 4, open position, with the short 5th string marked
D6 (D sixth) on the 5-string banjo, Open D: 0 3 2 4, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 3 2 4 (open position)

  1. String 4 (D): open, D
  2. String 3 (F♯): 3rd fret, middle finger, A
  3. String 2 (A): 2nd fret, index finger, B
  4. String 1 (D): 4th fret, ring finger, F♯
  5. String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, in the chord

Sounds: D A B F♯  ·  D6 is D, F♯, A, B (1 · 3 · 5 · 6)

The 5th string: the short f♯ is the 3rd of D6, so let it ring.

Open D tuning: f♯DF♯AD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Open D once in its Settings and it remembers.

More D6 shapes

  1. 1f♯DF♯BD0 0 2 0
    open · no 5th
  2. 21f♯DABD0 3 2 0
    open · 5th string completes it
  3. 21f♯DBAF♯0 5 0 4
    open
  4. 7fr1234f♯ADF♯B7 8 9 9
    7fr
  5. 9fr1f♯DF♯AB0 0 0 9
    9fr
  6. 14fr21f♯DABD0 15 14 0
    14fr · 5th string completes it

Other D chords in Open D

DDmD7Dm7Dmaj7D6Dsus4Dsus2DdimDaug

Other sixth chords

G6A6D6C6B6E6F6B♭6

D6 in other tunings

Open GDouble CSawmillC Tuning

All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app