In order to understand the effect of methyl substitution patterns on the initial excited-state structural dynamics of uracil derivatives, we measured the resonance Raman spectra of 5,6-dimethyluracil (5,6-DMU). The results show that the resonance Raman spectrum is a combination of that of 5-methyl- and 6-methyluracil. The resonance Raman excitation profiles (RREPs) and absorption spectrum are simulated with a self-consistent, time-dependent formalism to yield the excited-state slopes and broadening parameters. The initial excited-state structural dynamics occur primarily along the C5=C6 stretching mode, as expected, but with lesser excited-state slopes along each mode compared to 5-methyluracil and 6-methyluracil. This study along with previous experiments with different uracil derivatives show that the presence and positions of the methyl groups seems to determine the partitioning of initial excited-state structural dynamics.