B minor 6 chordBm6

Built from

• Broot
• Dminor 3rd
• F♯5th
• G♯6th

A bright major 6th on top of a dark minor chord gives it an uneasy, cinematic edge.

Hear it in a progression

• Epic minor

  Film scores and stadium anthems. In B minor.

  Capo and transpose

  1. Bm6i
  2. GVI
  3. DIII
  4. AVII

• Minor cadence

  Dark, then a strong pull home. In B minor.

  Capo and transpose

  1. Bm6i
  2. Emiv
  3. F♯7V7
  4. Bm6i

• Andalusian cadence

  Flamenco and surf rock, stepping down. In B minor.

  Capo and transpose

  1. Bm6i
  2. AVII
  3. GVI
  4. F♯V

Where it goes next

Thinking in B minor, where it is the i chord.

• G

  VI. Opens up into something bittersweet.

• Em

  iv. Goes darker still.

• A

  VII. Steps down: a rock and folk staple.

• D

  III. Brightens into the relative major.

Sounds close

• Ddim7

  Shares 3 of its notes. Both have B, D and G♯.

• E7

  Shares 3 of its notes. Both have B, D and G♯.

• Gmaj7

  Shares 3 of its notes. Both have B, D and F♯.

• A♭m7

  Shares 3 of its notes. Both have B, F♯ and G♯.

Scales that fit

Notes you can play over this chord, simplest first.

• B dorian

Keys it lives in

• B minoras i
• E minoras v
• F♯ minoras iv
• D majoras vi
• A majoras ii
• G majoras iii