Bm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

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 0 2 1 3 2	– – 2 1 4 3	x B F# G# D F#	medium
x x 2 4 3 4	– – 1 3 2 4	x x F# B D G#	medium
x x x 4 3 4	– – – 2 1 3	x x x B D G#	easy
7 0 4 7 7 4	2 – 1 3 4 1	B B G# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
7 7 7 7 9 7	1 1 1 1 2 1	B F# B D G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 11 9 10	– – 2 4 1 3	x B D F# G# D	medium
x 0 2 4 3 4	– – 1 3 2 4	x B F# B D G#	medium
x x 4 4 3 2	– – 3 4 2 1	x x G# B D F#	medium
7 3 4 4 3 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	B D G# B D x	hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 4 7 7 4	– – 1 2 3 1	x B G# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
7 9 7 7 7 7	1 2 1 1 1 1	B G# B D F# B	medium · barre on fret 7
10 0 10 11 9 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	D B D F# G# x	medium
x 0 4 4 3 2	– – 3 4 2 1	x B G# B D F#	medium
2 3 4 4 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	F# D G# B x x	medium
7 3 4 7 3 x	3 1 2 4 1 –	B D G# D D x	hard · barre on fret 3
7 0 4 7 0 4	3 – 1 4 – 2	B B G# D B G#	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 Em 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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E 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.