Guitar chord · Sixths & added
B minor 6th chord on guitar
x20102 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Bm6 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Bittersweet, with a hint of jazz and film noir.
- Notes
- BDF♯G♯
- Formula
- 1♭356
- Built from
- root · minor 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): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) B
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) G♯
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--0---| G|--1---| D|--0---| A|--2---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bm6 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 Bm6 on guitar
On guitar, Bm6 has an open-position shape, x20102, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
