CadenzaB minor sixth
Bm6
Also written Bmin6 · B−6
The tonic of minor-key jazz, with a bright major 6th on top of the minor triad. Bm6 has the same notes as G♯ø7, a relationship behind countless minor ii–V–i lines.
How pianists voice Bm6
Nobody plays a jazz chord in root position. These are the shapes that actually get played — the same ones Cadenza shows when you play the chord.
Shell Left hand
1 · ♭3 · 6 — root, 3rd and 6th: the three notes that say what the chord is. Left hand, low; everything else is colour.
Rootless A From the 3rd
♭3 · 5 · 6 · 9 — no root: the bass player has it. The left-hand voicing of modern jazz piano. Without B underneath, the same keys read as Dmaj7(♯11) — the bass turns them into Bm6.
Rootless B From the 6th
6 · 9 · ♭3 · 5 — the other half of the pair. A and B alternate through a ii–V–I so the hand barely moves.
Drop 2 Two hands
5 · 1 · ♭3 · 6 — close position with the second voice from the top dropped an octave: wider, warmer, the standard for chord melody.
Bm6 inversions
The same 4 notes with a different one in the bass. Each inversion is written as a slash chord.
Root position Bm6
Root at the bottom, stacked in 3rds: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6.
1st inversion Bm6/D
D (the ♭3) in the bass: ♭3 · 5 · 6 · 1.
2nd inversion Bm6/F♯
F♯ (the 5) in the bass: 5 · 6 · 1 · ♭3.
3rd inversion Bm6/G♯
G♯ (the 6) in the bass: 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5.
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