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Bm6 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–2–2

How to play the Bm6 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–2–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · pinky

Other names for the Bm6 chord

Other names: B minor 6th

Music theory name: minor sixth chord

Common name: B minor sixth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bm6 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Minor 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
G# Major 6th

All variations

Open
1–2–2–2
Fret 4
4–6–4–5
Fret 7
7–8–7–9
Fret 10
11–11–10–11

Songs using Bm6