What notes are in a Gm6 chord?

Gm6 is G, Bb, D, E: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6 of G.

How do you play Gm6 on guitar?

6th String Root Minor 6th: 3 x 2 3 3 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Minor 6th

Gm6 chord (G Minor 6th)

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

Notes GBbDE

Formula 1 ♭3 5 6

Shapes 1 on this page

Gm6 chord shapes

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

6th String Root Minor 6th 3 x 2 3 3 x

Interactive chord diagram

Gm6 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 ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Gm6

These scales start on G and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Gm6 is the chord of the moment.

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

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Questions

What notes are in a Gm6 chord?: Gm6 is G, Bb, D, E: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6 of G.
How do you play Gm6 on guitar?: 6th String Root Minor 6th: 3 x 2 3 3 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Gm6?: Scales on G that contain every note of Gm6: G Major Blues, G Dorian, G Melodic Minor, G Half-Whole Diminished, G Dorian b2, G Ukrainian Dorian.

Minor 6th chords in every key

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