Chord · B Minor 6th
Bm6 Chord
Bm6 is B, D, F# and G# — smoky, sophisticated; classic jazz minor.
Bm6 on every instrument
The same 4 notes, 6 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What Bm6 is made of
Bm6 (B minor sixth) is built from the notes B, D, F#, G#, with the interval pattern 1, b3, 5, 6.
Stack 1, b3, 5 and 6 on a root of B and you get B, D, F# and G#. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a minor sixth chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Cm6 sounds like a transposed Bm6.
Minor 6th: Smoky, sophisticated; classic jazz minor.
Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. That is why this chord is spelled with F♯ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.
Keys that contain Bm6
All 4 notes sit inside the scale of 2 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.
Major keys
Minor keys
Other chords on B
Same root, different colour.
The same minor sixth shape, moved
The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.
Questions people ask about Bm6
- What notes are in the Bm6 chord?
- Bm6 is made of B, D, F# and G# — the 1, b3, 5 and 6 degrees of a minor sixth chord built on B.
- What keys use the Bm6 chord?
- Every note of Bm6 belongs to 2 keys: A Major (ii), F# Minor (iv). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
- How do you play Bm6 on guitar and piano?
- This page shows Bm6 on guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, mandolin and banjo — 10 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
Learn the theory behind it
Why Bm6 behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.