Bbm6 chord

B-flat minor sixth, also written A#m6. One shape on the neck below, with the notes it's built from and the keys it belongs to.

Notes

Bb

1
Db

b3
F

5
G

6

The minor third is what makes it sound sad or dark.

The added 6th softens the chord and takes the edge off a plain triad.

How to play Bbm6

Root on A

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Founding players

Want to know why this chord works where it does? The Intermediate lessons cover it, and founding players get them first.

Keys with Bbm6

Bbm6 uses only notes from F minor and Ab major. It sounds most at home in F minor.