Guitar chord · Sixths & added
B♭ major 6th chord on guitar
x10033 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B♭6 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Sweet and vintage — common in swing, country and classic pop.
- Notes
- B♭DFG
- Formula
- 1356
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) D
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--3---| G|--0---| D|--0---| A|--1---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B♭6 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B♭6 on guitar
On guitar, B♭6 has an open-position shape, x10033, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
