Bm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm6

Minor 6

Notes:B · D · F# · G#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 3 2 0 3	– 1 2 1 – 3	B G# D G# B F#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 3 2 3 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x B D G# D x	medium
x 5 3 5 3 5	– 2 1 3 1 4	x B D B D G#	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 7 8 7 5	– 1 2 4 3 1	B B F# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 8 9 8	– – 1 2 4 3	B F# F# D G# B	medium
0 8 9 8 9 8	– 1 2 1 3 1	B D G# D G# B	easy · barre on fret 8
0 12 9 12 9 11	– 3 1 4 1 2	B F# G# F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 0 2 3 3	– – – 1 2 3	B F# B G# D F#	easy
x 5 3 2 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	x B D G# x x	medium
x x x 5 3 5	– – – 2 1 3	x x x B D G#	medium
0 8 7 5 7 5	– 4 2 1 3 1	B D F# B F# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 9 8 7 8	– – 4 2 1 3	B F# G# D F# B	medium
0 0 9 8 9 8	– – 2 1 3 1	B F# G# D G# B	easy · barre on fret 8
0 0 9 12 9 11	– – 1 3 1 2	B F# G# F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 3 2 0 3	– – 2 1 – 3	B F# D G# B F#	easy
x 5 x 2 3 3	– 4 – 1 2 3	x B x G# D F#	hard

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 B 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 B B-F#-B-F#-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.