B♭ minor 6th chord

Playing it

On guitar, B♭m6 has an open-position shape, x13023, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.

On piano, B♭m6 has two black keys (B♭ and D♭) and two white keys.

On ukulele the usual B♭m6 shape is 0111, with a small 3-string barre at the 1st fret.

Related chords

B♭m6 contains exactly the same notes as Gm7♭5. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and B♭m6 becomes a different chord: drop the G for B♭m, raise G to A♭ for B♭m7, raise D♭ to D for B♭6 and lower F to F♭ for B♭dim7.