Bm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm6

Minor 6

Notes:B · D · F# · G#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 4 2 4 2	2 – 3 1 4 1	B D B D G# B	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 2 4 2	– – 2 1 3 1	x x B D G# B	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 6 4 5	1 1 1 3 1 2	B F# B F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 8 7 5	– 4 – 3 2 1	x B x G# B D	hard
7 6 7 6 7 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	D G# D F# B x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 7 8 7 9	– 3 1 2 1 4	x B D G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 8 10 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x B F# G# D x	medium
x 9 11 x 10 11	– 1 3 – 2 4	x B F# x D G#	hard
x x x 11 10 11	– – – 2 1 3	x x x B D G#	easy
11 0 11 11 x 11	1 – 2 3 – 4	F# D F# B x G#	hard
4 0 4 2 4 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	B D B D G# x	medium
4 6 4 2 2 2	2 4 3 1 1 1	B G# B D F# B	hard · barre on fret 2
4 6 4 6 4 5	1 3 1 4 1 2	B G# B F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 8 x 5	– 4 2 3 – 1	x B D G# x D	hard
x 6 7 6 7 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x G# D F# B x	easy · barre on fret 6
x 9 7 8 7 x	– 3 1 2 1 –	x B D G# B x	medium · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes B, D, F#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
♭3	3	D
5	7	F#
6	9	G#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cm6 C#m6 Dm6 D#m6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 G#m6 Am6 A#m6

See Bm6 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop G G-D-G-C-E-A Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.