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How to play the Gm6 piano chord

(Basic Gm6 piano chord and Inversions of the Gm6 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: Gm6
  • The Gm6 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A minor-sixth chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Minor third, Fifth, Sixth
  • The 4 notes in the Gm6 chord are: G – Bb – D – E
  • A minor-sixth chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Minor third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Sixth at the bottom.

 


In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Gm6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

Gm6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
Gm6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

Gm6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)
Gm6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)

 

Gm6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
Gm6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

Gm6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)
Gm6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)

 

More on the Gm6 chord

  • The Gm6 chord can be found as step 1 in the G dorian scale.
  • The G dorian scale consists of the notes: G – A – Bb – C – D – E – F – (G)
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