B Minor 6th

Symbols:Bm6, Bmin6, B-6, Bminadd13, Bmadd13, Bmadd6
Scale Degree Formula:1-♭3-5-6
Interval Stack:m3 + M3 + M2
Notes:B, D, F#, G#
Hear this chord:▸ Guitar
Inversions:Bm6/D, Bm6/F#, Bm6/G#

Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the B major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-♭3-5-6, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the lowest note of the chord (B), then move our first interval (m3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (D). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
B1C♭2C#2D♭3D#3E4F♭5F#5G#5G#6m3M3M2

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended Four Flat 9thC#7sus4b9
7th Suspended FourthC#7sus
7th Suspended SecondE7sus2
Added 9thEadd9
DiminishedG#dim
Diminished 7thG#dim7, Fdim7, Ddim7, Bdim7
Diminished Major 7thG#dimMaj7
Dominant 7thE7
Dominant 7th Flat FifthG#7b5, D7b5
Dominant 7th Sharp FifthBb7#5
Dominant 7th Sharp Five Flat 9thBb7#5b9
Dominant 9thE9
Half-Diminished 7thG#m7(b5)
Major 2ndE2
Major 6thDM6, BM6
Major 7thGM7
Major 7th Flat FifthDMaj7b5
MinorBm
Minor 2ndBm2
Minor 7thG#m7, Bm7
Minor 9th Flat FifthG#m9b5
Minor Added 11thBmadd11
Minor Added 9thBmadd9
Minor Major 7thBmM7
Minor Six-NineBm6/9

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
BluesG#
DorianB
Dorian b5G#
Harmonic MajorF#
Harmonic MinorF#, D#
Ionian #5A, F#
LocrianG#
Locrian bb7F
Locrian ♮6G#, F
LydianD
Lydian #9D, B
Lydian Augmented #2D
Lydian b3B
MajorA
MinorF#
MixolydianE
Mixolydian b2C#
PhrygianC#
Phrygian DominantBb, C#
Phrygian b4Bb
Super-Locrian bb7F, D
Ukrainian DorianG#, B

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