Minor 6th Chords
m6A minor 6th chord consists of a root, a minor third, a perfect fifth and a major 6th. It is basically a minor chord with an added 6th.
The chord can be written as m6 or min6, with m6 being the most common.
The chord formula for a minor 6 chord is 1 - ♭3 - 5 - 6
Example: Calculating a Dm6 chord
- 'D' chords, are based on the D major scale which has 2 sharps - F# & C#. The scale reads as follows: D - E - F# - G - A - B - C#
- Formula: 1 - ♭3 - 5 - 6
- Make the note substitutions by applying the formula to notes in the scale.
- 1 = D; ♭3 = ♭(F#)= F; 5 = A; 6 = B
- Dm6 = D - F - A - B
Minor 6th Chords - RH / LH
Chord Chart Legend
Songs to try featuring m6 chords:
- Blue Skies by Willie Nelson
- Climb Every Mountain from The Sound Of Music
- Copacabana by Barry Manilow
- Edelweiss from The Sound Of Music
- Gentle On My Mind by The Band Perry
- Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel
- How Deep Is Your Love by The Bee Gees
- If by Bread
- Moon River by Andy Williams
- My Way by Frank Sinatra
- New York New York by Frank Sinatra
- Over The Rainbow by Ella Fitzgerald
- Sixteen Going On Seventeen from The Sound Of Music
- The Sound Of Music from The Sound Of Music
