Practice Your Gm6 Guitar Chord: Real-time Coaching

The Gm6 chord (G minor sixth) is built from G, Bb, D and E. The E is a major sixth above G, added to a plain G minor triad.

Four voicings are listed, two of them barre shapes and one using an open string, and the lowest begins at the 3rd fret. Compare the sixth with the minor seventh by looking at intervals on the fretboard: the sixth sits one fret below the flattened seventh. The G Dorian scale contains all four notes.

Play Gm6 into your microphone, and the tool at the top reports which strings ring.

G minor 6th guitar chord is also written as Gm6, Gmin6 or G-6.

Notes in the G m6 chord:

G Bb D E

Tones in the Minor Sixth chord:

Formula: 1 b3 5 6

G M6 Chord Interactive Fretboard

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G M6 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the low E, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 2 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the D and B strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the A string

Position 3 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the D string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the A string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 11 of the B string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 12 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 12 of the high E string

Position 4 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the B string

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m6 | D m6 | E m6 | F m6 | G m6 | A m6 | B m6 | C#m6 | D#m6 | F#m6 | G#m6 | A#m6 | Abm6 | Bbm6 | Dbm6 | Ebm6 | Gbm6

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Created by

Giancarlo Facoetti

Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

What notes does Gm6 contain?

G, Bb, D and E. The E is the major sixth, nine semitones up from G. The other three notes form the minor triad.

How many voicings of Gm6 can you play on guitar?

There are four voicings, one with open strings and two using a barre. They span fret 3 to fret 12.

What does G minor sixth add to a G minor triad?

The triad is G, Bb and D. The sixth chord adds E, the major sixth, which creates a fourth note and a slightly brighter sound.

Which scale goes with Gm6?

The G Dorian scale: G, A, Bb, C, D, E and F. It contains all four chord tones.