B♭m6 chord on ukulele

B♭m6 is B♭, D♭, F and G. The easiest shape is 0-1-1-1. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.

0-1-1-1 · open · easy

Notes: B♭ · D♭ · F · G
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
First shape: 0-1-1-1

How to play B♭m6 on ukulele

Shape 1, 0-1-1-1, reading from the G string on the left:

D♭: index finger, 1st fret of the C string.
F: middle finger, 1st fret of the E string.
B♭: ring finger, 1st fret of the A string.
Leave the G string open: G.

Arch your fingers so their tips come down vertically. That keeps them off the open strings, which have to ring for the chord to sound complete.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play B♭m6

6-7-6-8: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
10-10-9-10: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.

B♭m6 the capo way

A capo turns an open chord into B♭m6: capo on the 1st fret and play the open Am6 shape (2-0-2-0). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

B♭m6 chord changes

These are the changes you'll meet most often with B♭m6, using the first shape of each chord.

E♭ (V in A♭ major): B♭m6 (0-1-1-1) to E♭ (0-3-3-1): the index finger goes to the A string, 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the C string, 3rd fret, move the ring finger to the E string, 3rd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. The two chords share B♭ and G, which is why the change sounds smooth. E♭ on ukulele
C♯ (IV in A♭ major): B♭m6 (0-1-1-1) to C♯ (6-5-4-4): your index finger lands on the E string, 4th fret, the middle finger goes to the A string, 4th fret, move the ring finger to the C string, 5th fret, the pinky finger comes down on the G string, 6th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Listen for D♭ and F, which stay put while the rest moves. C♯ on ukulele
A♭ (I in A♭ major): B♭m6 (0-1-1-1) to A♭ (1-3-4-3): the index finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, move the middle finger to the C string, 3rd fret, the ring finger goes to the A string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the E string, 4th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. A♭ on ukulele

B♭m6 is B♭ minor with a major sixth added. All 4 notes of B♭m6 fit on the ukulele's four strings. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

Getting B♭m6 under your fingers

Arpeggiate 0-1-1-1 from the lowest string: G, D♭, F, B♭. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Next, alternate 0-1-1-1 and 6-7-6-8, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

You may also see it as A♯m6; nothing changes on the ukulele.

B♭m6 in context

B♭m6 on guitar and piano

B♭m6 on guitar and piano uses the same 4 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Next to try on ukulele

Other minor sixth chords

B♭m6 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in B♭m6 on ukulele?

B♭, D♭, F and G. In the 0-1-1-1 shape the strings play G (G string, open), D♭ (C string), F (E string) and B♭ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play B♭m6 on ukulele?

0-1-1-1, the first shape on this page. Open strings do part of the work, so no barre.

Is B♭m6 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not in its common form: 0-1-1-1 needs no barre.

Which string does B♭m6 start on?

In the 0-1-1-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string, open, which is G, the major sixth.

Shapes and sound are generated from the notes B♭, D♭, F and G and tested automatically. Updated September 2026.