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Hm6 Piano Chord

A dramatic minor chord with an added major sixth. Typical of jazz, tango and film music. The sixth gives the minor chord a distinctive urgency.

Piano

Recommended voicing
B3 · D4 · F#4 · Ab4

How to play the Hm6 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: B3, D4, F#4 and Ab4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Hm6 chord

Other names: H minor 6th

Music theory name: minor sixth chord

Common name: H minor sixth chord

Intervals and tones in Hm6 chord

Note Interval
H Root
D Minor 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
Ab Major 6th

Inversions

1st inversion
D4 · F#4 · Ab4 · B4
2nd inversion
F#4 · Ab4 · B4 · D5

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The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Hm6

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