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Gm6 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play G Minor Sixth (Charts)

Gm6 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as gm6 chord, gm6 guitar chord and how to play Gm6.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Gm6 chord diagram, Open positionGm6 Open position: low E fret 3, A fret 1, D open, G open, B fret 3, high e open.3143 1 0 0 3 0
Open position
3 1 0 0 3 0
Gm6 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionGm6 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D fret 5, G fret 3, B fret 5, high e fret 3.××3142x x 5 3 5 3
Easy 4-string version
x x 5 3 5 3
Gm6 chord diagram, Alternate open shape (1st fret)Gm6 Alternate open shape (1st fret): low E fret 3, A fret 1, D fret 2, G open, B fret 3, high e open.31243 1 2 0 3 0
Alternate open shape (1st fret)
3 1 2 0 3 0

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 Gm6 (G minor sixth) on guitar, play 3 1 0 0 3 0 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains G, Bb, D, E. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 5 3 5 3, which needs 4 fretted notes.

Gm6 chord facts

Chord Gm6 (G minor sixth)
Other names Gmin6, G-6
Notes G, Bb, D, E
Intervals G (root), Bb (minor 3rd), D (perfect 5th), E (major 6th)
Formula 1-b3-5-6
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Gm6 on guitar?

The main shape is 3 1 0 0 3 0 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the A string at fret 1 (Bb, the minor 3rd).
  2. Put your ring finger (3) on the low E string at fret 3 (G, the root).
  4. Put your pinky (4) on the B string at fret 3 (D, the perfect 5th).
  5. Let the D (D) and G (G) and high e (E) strings ring open.