Bm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm6

Minor 6

Notes:B · D · F# · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 0 2 4 4	– 2 – 1 3 4	x B D B G# B	medium
x 4 6 5 2 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	x B G# D F# x	hard
x 4 4 5 4 4	– 1 1 2 1 1	x B F# D G# B	easy · barre on fret 4
x x 6 5 7 7	– – 2 1 3 4	x x G# D B D	medium
6 7 6 x 7 7	1 2 1 – 3 4	F# D G# x B D	hard · barre on fret 6
11 7 9 11 7 7	3 1 2 4 1 1	B D B G# B D	hard · barre on fret 7
8 x 9 9 10 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	G# x B F# D x	hard
x x 9 11 10 11	– – 1 3 2 4	x x B G# D F#	medium
11 11 0 11 10 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	B F# D G# D x	medium
11 11 12 11 x x	1 1 2 1 – –	B F# D G# x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 0 2 2 1	– 4 – 2 3 1	x B D B F# G#	medium
2 4 4 2 4 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	D B F# B G# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 4 5 4 x	– 1 1 2 1 –	x B F# D G# x	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 6 5 7 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x D G# D B x	medium
6 7 6 9 7 x	1 2 1 4 3 –	F# D G# F# B x	medium · barre on fret 6
11 7 9 11 7 x	3 1 2 4 1 –	B D B G# B x	hard · 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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.