What notes are in a Bm6 chord?

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

How do you play Bm6 on guitar?

6th String Root Minor 6th: 7 x 6 7 7 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Minor 6th

Bm6 chord (B Minor 6th)

Dark, mystery-filled minor 6th chord used in film noir, bossa nova, and jazz.

Notes BDF#G#

Formula 1 ♭3 5 6

Shapes 1 on this page

Bm6 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 Minor 6th 7 x 6 7 7 x

Interactive chord diagram

Bm6 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

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

B Major Blues B Dorian B Melodic Minor B Half-Whole Diminished B Dorian b2 B Ukrainian Dorian B Lydian #2 B Lydian b3 B Neapolitan Major B Bebop Dorian B Ultraphrygian B Hungarian Major B Bebop Melodic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Bm6 chord?: Bm6 is B, D, F#, G#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6 of B.
How do you play Bm6 on guitar?: 6th String Root Minor 6th: 7 x 6 7 7 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bm6?: Scales on B that contain every note of Bm6: B Major Blues, B Dorian, B Melodic Minor, B Half-Whole Diminished, B Dorian b2, B Ukrainian Dorian.

Minor 6th chords in every key

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