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Bm6 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play B Minor Sixth (Charts)

Bm6 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as bm6 chord, bm6 guitar chord and how to play Bm6.

Bm6 chord diagram, Open positionBm6 Open position: low E muted, A fret 2, D open, G fret 1, B open, high e fret 2.×213x 2 0 1 0 2
Open position
x 2 0 1 0 2
Bm6 chord diagram, Easy 3-string versionBm6 Easy 3-string version: low E muted, A muted, D muted, G fret 4, B fret 3, high e fret 4.×××213x x x 4 3 4
Easy 3-string version
x x x 4 3 4
Bm6 chord diagram, Alternate open shape (1st fret)Bm6 Alternate open shape (1st fret): low E muted, A fret 2, D open, G fret 1, B fret 3, high e fret 2.×2143x 2 0 1 3 2
Alternate open shape (1st fret)
x 2 0 1 3 2

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Bm6 (B minor sixth) on guitar, play x 2 0 1 0 2 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains B, D, F#, G#. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 4 3 4, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Bm6 chord facts

Chord Bm6 (B minor sixth)
Other names Bmin6, B-6
Notes B, D, F#, G#
Intervals B (root), D (minor 3rd), F# (perfect 5th), G# (major 6th)
Formula 1-b3-5-6
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Bm6 on guitar?

The main shape is x 2 0 1 0 2 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the G string at fret 1 (G#, the major 6th).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the A string at fret 2 (B, the root).
  3. Put your ring finger (3) on the high e string at fret 2 (F#, the perfect 5th).
  4. Let the D (D) and B (B) strings ring open.