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B♭m6 chord

B♭m6 (also written A♯m6) is the Bb minor sixth chord. It has 4 notes: B♭ – D♭ – F – G (1 – ♭3 – 5 – 6).

A minor sixth adds the major sixth to a minor chord. It has a dark, cinematic colour often heard in jazz and film music.

B♭m6 chord on Guitar

B♭m6 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x13323)
From the 1st fretx13323
B♭m6 chord on guitar, shape 2 (688686)
From the 6th fret688686
B♭m6 chord on guitar, shape 3 (643363)
From the 3rd fret643363
B♭m6 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-8-10-8-9)
From the 8th fretx-x-8-10-8-9

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 1st fret; D 3rd fret; G 3rd fret; B 2nd fret; high E 3rd fret.

B♭m6 chord on Ukulele

B♭m6 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (0111)
Open position0111
B♭m6 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (3534)
From the 3rd fret3534
B♭m6 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (10-10-9-10)
From the 9th fret10-10-9-10
B♭m6 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (6768)
From the 6th fret6768

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

B♭m6 chord on Piano

B♭m6 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♭m6 chord

B♭m6 appears in 15 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Bb chords:

Chords in the key of D♭ major:

B♭m6 chord: questions

What notes are in the B♭m6 chord?

B♭m6 (Bb minor sixth) is made of B♭, D♭, F and G (1 – ♭3 – 5 – 6).

How do you play B♭m6 on guitar?

The most common shape is x13323 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play B♭m6 on ukulele?

Play 0111 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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