B♭m6 / A♯m6 Chord on Guitar

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B♭m6 (also written A♯m6) is a minor sixth chord made of 4 notes: B♭, D♭, F, G. It sounds bittersweet, a little mysterious, and you hear it in gypsy jazz, film music and minor-key endings. It is the i chord of B♭ minor and turns up in 5 other keys.

The library above opens on B♭m6 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.

Notes in B♭m6

Note	Degree	Interval from B♭	Semitones
B♭	1	root	0
D♭	♭3	minor third	3
F	5	perfect fifth	7
G	6	major sixth	9

Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – 6. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, A♯m6 is A♯, C♯, E♯, F𝄪: the same sounds under different names.

How to play B♭m6

Open positionBeginnerx1302x

Fret 2Beginnerxxx323

Fret 4Beginner645xxx

Fret 6Beginnerxx868x

Fret 8Easyxx8(10)89

Fret 11Beginnerx(13)(11)(12)xx

Open position (root on the 5th string), step by step

1st finger (index): 5th string, 1st fret (B♭, the root).
2nd finger (middle): 2nd string, 2nd fret (D♭, the minor third).
3rd finger (ring): 4th string, 3rd fret (F, the fifth).
Let the 3rd string ring open (G).
Strum from the 5th string, and keep the 6th string and 1st string quiet (touch the muted string lightly with the finger next to it).

Tips

The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (xx868x): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.

Keys and progressions with B♭m6

B♭m6 belongs to 6 keys: vi in D♭ major, iii in F♯ major, ii in A♭ major, v in E♭ minor, iv in F minor, i in B♭ minor. In B♭ minor, try i–VI–III–VII: B♭m6 – G♭ – D♭ – A♭.