Bm6 chord on piano

B minor 6th: B · D · F♯ · G♯. It sounds bittersweet: minor with one bright note that will not settle.

On the keyboard

Fingering

Right hand, root position: B — finger 1 · D — finger 2 · F♯ — finger 3 · G♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

• RootB – D – F♯ – G♯
• 1stD – F♯ – G♯ – B
• 2ndF♯ – G♯ – B – D
• 3rdG♯ – B – D – F♯

Songs that use Bm6

B chords of every quality

Every minor 6th chord

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