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How to play the Bbm6 piano chord

(Basic Bbm6 piano chord and Inversions of the Bbm6 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: Bbm6
  • The Bbm6 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 Bbm6 chord are: Bb – Db – F – G
  • 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 Bbm6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

Bbm6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
Bbm6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

Bbm6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)
Bbm6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)

 

Bbm6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
Bbm6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

Bbm6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)
Bbm6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)

 

More on the Bbm6 chord

  • The Bbm6 chord can be found as step 1 in the Bb dorian scale.
  • The Bb dorian scale consists of the notes: Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – G – Ab – (Bb)
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