Playing the d6 chord i’m palm muting 1st string
Hi Bruce,
The best way to ask questions about the sometimes difficult D chord and its variants is to ask them in the specific topic about the D chord… yes, there really is one 
so you are not the only one who find this a …not so easy chord.
You can often find the answer to your question in such specific topics.
That said… I’m now sitting with my guitar on my stomach and the D6 trying to mute a string with the palm of my hand, either accidentally or deliberately… I think I don’t quite understand your question…
It is a big/long read ,so maybe someone else jump in and can help you?
I hope this Th e D chord is more use for you then I am 
Greetings,Rogier
Edit : Bruce I make a mistake by saying look for or ask this at the D topic as I see Richard was here and did not merch the topic …ofcourse the D6 is no D … you see I have so much still to learn here
Still no anwser to your problem sorry
Aaaa, now i get that your hand can mute the bottom string 
Well, that’s not easy for many in the beginning…a serious crookedness of your fingers, a slanting upwards neck of the guitar and practice and practice, no idea whether you can easily pick up the F# on the E string with your thumb…(for many years of practicing with that thumb…a few do it as if they are eating a cookie 
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I hope this is of some use to you because, to be honest, I’m just guessing…
I’m sure that patience and trying slowly will help in the end… be careful not to bend your wrist too much at the wrong angle… raise that neck first
Greetings
Hi Bruce!
When playing Justin’s D6 in Horse With No Name, I INTENTIONALLY mute the high e string… it started out like you… I was accidentally doing the muting. Then, as I kept at the chord, I was able to play it ‘cleanly’, only to discover that it sounded better to me if that high e wasn’t ringing out. So, as Rogier says, keep working on the chord by attempting to get more bend/flex to your fingers - but don’t stress about it too much if it’s really difficult for you! Good luck!
Tod
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Appreciated 
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Yeah I think a couple times he spells it out fully as D6/9/F# or something like that, but then says he’s going to just call it D6 thereafter.
I’ve also found that I like the sound better when I mute the high e on that song.
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This is just a guess, but perhaps you are slanting the guitar so that you can see what you’re doing better? This will tend to make you bend your wrist around father than it should and cause the muting. When I got to Justin’s lesson about playing with a strap and learning not to look, it really changed everything. My wrist, my back, my ability to remember, everything!
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Possibly, thanks