Bm6 chord on Mandolin

in Standard (GDAE) (G-G-D-D-A-A-E-E) tuning

○○221133BBDDBBG#G#
Bm6
Minor 6
Notes:B · D · F# · G#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDF#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 0 0 2 2 4 42 2 – – 1 1 3 3B B D D B B G# G#medium
4 4 6 6 5 5 2 22 2 4 4 3 3 1 1B B G# G# D D F# F#hard
4 4 4 4 5 5 4 41 1 1 1 2 2 1 1B B F# F# D D G# G#easy · barre on fret 4
7 7 6 6 5 5 7 73 3 2 2 1 1 4 4D D G# G# D D B Bmedium
7 7 6 6 9 9 7 72 2 1 1 4 4 3 3D D G# G# F# F# B Bmedium
7 7 9 9 11 11 7 71 1 2 2 3 3 1 1D D B B G# G# B Bhard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 9 11 11 10 10– – 1 1 3 3 2 2x x B B G# G# D Dmedium
1 1 0 0 2 2 2 21 1 – – 2 2 3 3G# G# D D B B F# F#easy
4 4 0 0 5 5 4 41 1 – – 3 3 2 2B B D D D D G# G#easy
x x 6 6 5 5 7 7– – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x G# G# D D B Bmedium
7 7 6 6 x x 7 72 2 1 1 – – 3 3D D G# G# x x B Beasy
7 7 9 9 11 11 10 101 1 2 2 4 4 3 3D D B B G# G# D Dhard
11 11 9 9 11 11 10 103 3 1 1 4 4 2 2F# F# B B G# G# D Dmedium
1 1 0 0 2 2 x x1 1 – – 2 2 – –G# G# D D B B x xeasy
4 4 6 6 5 5 4 41 1 3 3 2 2 1 1B B G# G# D D G# G#medium · barre on fret 4
11 11 0 0 11 11 7 72 2 – – 3 3 1 1F# F# D D G# G# B Bhard

The Bm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes B, D, F#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin 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.