Bm6 chord on 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)

in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) tuning

✕○132G#BDD
Bm6
Minor 6
Notes:B · D · F# · G#
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDF#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 x 4 2 01 – 3 2 –G# x B D Dhard
x x 4 2 6– – 2 1 3x x B D G#hard
4 6 4 6 01 2 1 3 –B G# B F# Dmedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 6 6– 4 3 1 2x B D F# G#medium
7 9 7 8 91 3 1 2 4D B D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
11 9 11 8 03 2 4 1 –F# B F# G# Dmedium
1 x 4 2 41 – 3 2 4G# x B D F#hard
4 x 4 2 62 – 3 1 4B x B D G#hard
7 x 4 6 64 – 1 2 3D x B F# G#hard
x 9 7 8 6– 4 2 3 1x B D G# G#medium
7 9 7 8 01 3 1 2 –D B D G# Dmedium · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 8 0– 2 3 1 –x B F# G# Dmedium
1 0 4 2 01 – 3 2 –G# D B D Dmedium
x 4 4 2 6– 2 3 1 4x F# B D G#hard
x x 4 8 0– – 1 2 –x x B G# Dhard
7 9 x 6 63 4 – 1 2D B x F# G#hard

The Bm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes B, D, F#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Bm6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
57F#
69G#

More B chords

Other roots

See Bm6 in another tuning

What notes make up the Bm6 chord?

Bm6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes B, D, F#, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.