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B♭ minor 6th (B♭m6)

B♭Root
D♭min 3
FPerf 5
GMaj 6

Bittersweet. Minor triad with added 6th. Common in jazz and Latin music for sophisticated minor harmony.

Notes
B♭D♭FG
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
Type
Added-tone chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe143212345

B♭m6

B♭ minor 6th, Open

Bass
B♭, the root
Root
B♭
Strings
A D G B e · open
  • B♭Root
  • D♭m3
  • FP5
  • GM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

B♭+3 fretsD♭+4 fretsF+2 fretsG

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More B♭ chords

Same root, other colours

B♭m7B♭m9B♭mM7B♭m11

Chords in the key of B♭ minor

What B♭m6 usually sits next to

i · B♭mii° · C°III · D♭iv · E♭mv · FmVI · G♭VII · A♭

Close relatives

Relatives of B♭ minor

  • D♭Relative major of B♭ minor
  • B♭Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
01

Root

B♭
02

Quality

m6

A triad plus one colour note, no 7th. Softer than a 7th.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try B♭7 →

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

B♭+3 fretsD♭+4 fretsF+2 fretsG

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe143212345

B♭m6

B♭ minor 6th, Open

Bass
B♭, the root
Root
B♭
Strings
A D G B e · open
  • B♭Root
  • D♭m3
  • FP5
  • GM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More B♭ chords

Same root, other colours

B♭m7B♭m9B♭mM7B♭m11

Chords in the key of B♭ minor

What B♭m6 usually sits next to

i · B♭mii° · C°III · D♭iv · E♭mv · FmVI · G♭VII · A♭

Close relatives

Relatives of B♭ minor

  • D♭Relative major of B♭ minor
  • B♭Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
B♭ minor 6th