Bm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm6

Minor 6

Notes:B · D · F# · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm6 shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.