What notes are in a Bm6/9 chord?

Bm6/9 is B, D, F#, G#, C#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6, 9 of B.

How do you play Bm6/9 on guitar?

6th String Root: 7 x 6 7 7 9; 5th String Root: x 2 0 1 2 2; 4th String Root: x x 9 7 9 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bm6/9?

Scales on B that contain every note of Bm6/9: B Major Blues, B Dorian, B Melodic Minor, B Ukrainian Dorian, B Lydian b3, B Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Minor 6/9

Bm6/9 chord (B Minor 6/9)

Minor triad with the 6th and the 9th: a stable minor sound that suggests the Dorian mode.

Notes BDF#G#C#

Formula 1 ♭3 5 6 9

Shapes 3 on this page

Bm6/9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, B.

6th String Root 7 x 6 7 7 9

5th String Root x 2 0 1 2 2

4th String Root x x 9 7 9 9

Interactive chord diagram

Bm6/9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Bm6/9

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bm6/9 is the chord of the moment.

B Major Blues B Dorian B Melodic Minor B Ukrainian Dorian B Lydian b3 B Bebop Dorian B Bebop Melodic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Bm6/9 chord?: Bm6/9 is B, D, F#, G#, C#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6, 9 of B.
How do you play Bm6/9 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 7 x 6 7 7 9; 5th String Root: x 2 0 1 2 2; 4th String Root: x x 9 7 9 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bm6/9?: Scales on B that contain every note of Bm6/9: B Major Blues, B Dorian, B Melodic Minor, B Ukrainian Dorian, B Lydian b3, B Bebop Dorian.

Minor 6/9 chords in every key

Cm6/9 C#m6/9 Dm6/9 Ebm6/9 Em6/9 Fm6/9 F#m6/9 Gm6/9 Abm6/9 Am6/9 Bbm6/9 Bm6/9