Bm6 chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○11123BF#BDBBG#
Bm6
Minor 6
Notes:B · D · F# · G#
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDF#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 2 0 4 0 41 1 1 – 2 – 3B F# B D B B G#medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 6 4 3 21 1 1 4 3 2 1B F# B G# B D F#hard · barre on fret 2
x x x x 4 3 4– – – – 2 1 3x x x x B D G#easy
x 7 5 0 4 7 4– 3 2 – 1 4 1x B D D B F# G#medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 6 7 0 x– 3 1 2 4 – –x B D G# D B xmedium
x 7 x 6 7 7 x– 2 – 1 3 4 –x B x G# D F# xhard
x 7 9 9 7 9 7– 1 2 3 1 4 1x B F# B D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 11 9 10– – – 1 3 1 2x x x B F# G# Dmedium · barre on fret 9
x 10 11 0 11 0 10– 1 3 – 4 – 2x D G# D F# B Dmedium
x x 11 12 11 12 x– – 1 2 1 3 –x x G# D F# B xeasy · barre on fret 11
2 2 2 0 1 0 x2 3 4 – 1 – –B F# B D G# B xmedium
2 2 2 x 4 3 41 1 1 – 3 2 4B F# B x B D G#hard · barre on fret 2
x x x 4 4 3 4– – – 2 3 1 4x x x F# B D G#medium
x 7 5 4 4 7 4– 3 2 1 1 4 1x B D F# B F# G#medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 6 7 x x– 3 1 2 4 – –x B D G# D x xmedium
x 7 9 6 7 0 x– 2 4 1 3 – –x B F# G# D B xmedium

The Bm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes B, D, F#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Drop 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
57F#
69G#

More B chords

Other roots

See Bm6 in another tuning

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.