Arpeggio · B♭m6 · Guitar
The B♭m6 arpeggio is B♭ – D♭ – F – G — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 6. B♭m6 is a minor tonic with a Dorian colour, or a rootless 9th of a dominant a fourth below; its sound is minor but bright. Below, every B♭, D♭, F, G on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 6. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from B♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | D♭ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | F | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| 6 | G | major 6th (9 semitones) |
Goes with: B♭ Melodic minor (B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A). Voicings: B♭m6 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
B♭ – D♭ – F – G. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 6. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
B♭m6 is a minor tonic with a Dorian colour, or a rootless 9th of a dominant a fourth below. Its character is minor but bright.
B♭ Melodic minor (B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root B♭ on the low E string at fret 6 and play E-string fret 6, E-string fret 9, A-string fret 8, A-string fret 10, D-string fret 8. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the a minor tonic with a Dorian colour.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Minor 6th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from B♭