B flat minor sixth (Bbm6) chord on guitar

Notes: B♭D♭FG
Formula: 1♭356

How to play Bbm6 on guitar

Shape 1 · 1st position
Shape 2 · fret 4 · barre
Shape 3 · fret 6 · barre
Shape 4 · fret 8

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (B flat). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Bbm6 inversions on guitar

The same Bbm6 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

3rd (D♭) in the bass1st inversion · Bbm6/Db
3rd (D♭) in the bass1st inversion · Bbm6/Db
5th (F) in the bass2nd inversion · Bbm6/F
5th (F) in the bass2nd inversion · Bbm6/F

Jazz voicings

Bbm6 voicingsShell, drop 2 and drop 3 voicings of Bbm6 on guitar, in all four inversions, with the degree of every note.

About the minor sixth chord

A minor chord with a major sixth: mysterious, like tango or a film noir. It works as a resting chord in a minor key in jazz and bossa (Dm6) and has the same notes as the half-diminished chord with a different bass (Dm6 = Bm7♭5/D).

Notes and intervals of Bbm6

Bbm6 (B flat minor sixth) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

B♭ · 1 · root
D♭ · ♭3 · minor third
F · 5 · perfect fifth
G · 6 · major sixth

Other B flat chords

Minor sixth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Bbm6 chord on guitar?

Bbm6 (B flat minor sixth) has 4 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Bbm6?

The notes of Bbm6 are B♭, D♭, F, G. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth.

What does Bbm6 mean?

Bbm6 is the chord symbol for B flat minor sixth. A minor chord with a major sixth: mysterious, like tango or a film noir. It works as a resting chord in a minor key in jazz and bossa (Dm6) and has the same notes as the half-diminished chord with a different bass (Dm6 = Bm7♭5/D).

Can I play Bbm6 on other instruments?

Yes. Bbm6 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Bbm6 on other instruments

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