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Guitar chord

Gm6G minor sixth

  • G1
  • B♭♭3
  • D5
  • E6
Difficulty
Medium
Fingers
3
Shapes
12

How to play Gm6

  1. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the low E string.
  2. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the A string.
  3. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the B string.
  4. Let ring open: D string, G string, high E string.
  1. Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 310030314EADGBE
    Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 310030314EBGDAE

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  2. Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3120303124EADGBE
    Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3120303124EBGDAE

    312030

  3. Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 3553531234EADGBE
    Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 3553531234EBGDAE

    355353 · Em6 shape

  4. Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 3103302134EADGBE
    Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 3103302134EBGDAE

    310330

  5. Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 3120334312EADGBE
    Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 3120334312EBGDAE

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  6. Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3100x031EADGBE
    Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3100x031EBGDAE

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  7. Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3123334312EADGBE
    Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3123334312EBGDAE

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  8. Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3120x0312EADGBE
    Gm6 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3120x0312EBGDAE

    3120x0

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Gm6 chord

G minor sixth is built from 4 notes: G (1), B♭ (♭3), D (5), E (6). The lowest note you play should be the root, G, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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