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B♭6 chord

B♭6 (also written A♯6) is the Bb major sixth chord. It has 4 notes: B♭ – D – F – G (1 – 3 – 5 – 6).

A major sixth adds the sixth to a major chord. It sounds sweet and a little vintage, and is used in gospel, jazz and highlife.

B♭6 chord on Guitar

B♭6 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x13333)
From the 1st fretx13333
B♭6 chord on guitar, shape 2 (653333)
From the 3rd fret653333
B♭6 chord on guitar, shape 3 (xx8786)
From the 6th fretxx8786
B♭6 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-8-10-8-10)
From the 8th fretx-x-8-10-8-10

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 1st fret; D 3rd fret; G 3rd fret; B 3rd fret; high E 3rd fret.

B♭6 chord on Ukulele

B♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (0211)
Open position0211
B♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (3535)
From the 3rd fret3535
B♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (10-10-10-10)
From the 10th fret10-10-10-10
B♭6 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (7768)
From the 6th fret7768

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G open; C 2nd fret; E 1st fret; A 1st fret.

B♭6 chord on Piano

B♭6 chord on piano: B♭, D, F, G

Play B♭, D, F and G together with your right hand, and B♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the B♭6 chord

B♭6 appears in 31 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Bb chords:

Chords in the key of B♭ major:

B♭6 chord: questions

What notes are in the B♭6 chord?

B♭6 (Bb major sixth) is made of B♭, D, F and G (1 – 3 – 5 – 6).

How do you play B♭6 on guitar?

The most common shape is x13333 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play B♭6 on ukulele?

Play 0211 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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