Bm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

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 4 2 1 2 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x B D G# D x	medium
x 4 2 4 2 4	– 2 1 3 1 4	x B D B D G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 6 7 6 4	– 1 2 4 3 1	x B F# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 7 8 7	– – 1 2 4 3	x x F# D G# B	medium
11 7 8 7 8 7	4 1 2 1 3 1	B D G# D G# B	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 11 11 8 10	– – 3 4 1 2	x x B F# G# D	medium
x 4 2 1 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	x B D G# x x	medium
x x x 4 2 4	– – – 2 1 3	x x x B D G#	medium
x 4 6 7 8 4	– 1 2 3 4 1	x B F# D G# G#	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 8 7 6 7	– – 4 2 1 3	x x G# D F# B	medium
11 7 8 7 11 7	3 1 2 1 4 1	B D G# D B B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 x 8 11 8 10	3 – 1 4 1 2	B x G# F# G# D	hard · barre on fret 8
x 4 x 1 2 2	– 4 – 1 2 3	x B x G# D F#	hard
x 4 x 4 2 4	– 2 – 3 1 4	x B x B D G#	hard
x 4 8 7 6 4	– 1 4 3 2 1	x B G# D F# G#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 7 6 x 8 7	1 2 1 – 4 3	F# D F# x G# B	hard · barre on fret 6

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.