Electric guitar · Minor 6th chord

Bm6B Minor 6th

Key: D Major
Easy
Open chord

Bm6 is the B minor 6th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes B · D · F# · G#.

Position 1 of 4Main

Notes

B
D
F#
G#

Structure

1
♭3
5
6

Sound: Minor sixth; Nostalgic, elegant
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of D Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D	Tonic
ii	Em	Subdominant
iii	F#m	Tonic relative
IV	G	Subdominant
V	A	Dominant
vi	Bm	Tonic relative
vii°	C#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 3.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 5.
3Let strings 4, 2 ring open.
4Don't play strings 6, 1.
5Strum from string 5 down.