Standard
D major sixth dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
D–B guitar chord
What it is
Root
Notes
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B minor third dyad · Frets 3–4
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
Standard
B quartal chord, four notes · also Bm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 7
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
Famous chords5
Standard
Em7(add11) · Miles Davis and Bill Evans
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How to play D–B on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 4th fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the low E, A, B and high E strings.
From the low E string x x 0 4 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in D–B?
D–B, D major sixth dyad, is D and B: the root (D) and the major sixth (B). Its formula is 1 6.
More D chords on guitar
DbrightDmsadD7the pullDmaj7dreamyDm7mellowDsus2openDsus4openDadd9sweetDdimthe edgeDauguneasyD6sweetDm6bittersweetD9the pullD7sus4openD5rawDm7♭5the edgeDdim7the edgeEvery D chord ›
Major sixth dyad chords in every key
C–Atwo notesC♯–A♯two notesE♭–Ctwo notesE–C♯two notesF–Dtwo notesF♯–D♯two notesG–Etwo notesA♭–Ftwo notesA–F♯two notesB♭–Gtwo notesB–G♯two notes