Bbm6 chord

Bbm6 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Bbm6 is equivalent to A sharp minor 6th. It's usually played as a movable shape.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and major sixth. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

Bbm6 is an abbreviation for B flat minor sixth. A less common abbreviation is Bbmin6. A third system is the minus symbol: Bb-6.

Notes

The notes that the Bbm6 chord consists of are Bb, Db, F and G.

Try it in a chord progression

Abmaj7 - Bbm6 - Eb7

Inversions

1st inversion: Bbm6/Db (means that Db is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Bbm6/F (means that F is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Bbm6/G (means that G is the bass note).

Omissions

Bbm6(no5) is a Bb minor 6th with no fifth (F).


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