Also G#m7♭5

Bm6 (B minor 6th): B D F# G#. Formula 1 ♭3 5 6. Also G#m7♭5. A minor triad with a major 6th: dark with a touch of colour, typical of minor jazz and bossa nova.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of20

Scales that contain it20

Inversions4

  • Bm6

    Root position · B D F# G#

  • Bm6/D

    1st inversion · D F# G# B

  • Bm6/F#

    2nd inversion · F# G# B D

  • Bm6/G#

    3rd inversion · G# B D F#

Relatives4

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes14

One small move away13

Its dominant1