How to Play B6 on Piano

The B Major 6th chord sounds warm and nostalgic. It stacks 4 notes: B – D# – F# – G#.

A major triad with a sixth added. It resolves as comfortably as a plain triad but sounds fuller, which is why it ends so many jazz standards.

Notes in B6

NoteIntervalFinger
BB4Root1
D#D#5Major 3rd2
F#F#5Perfect 5th3
G#G#5Major 6th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on B. Use finger 2 on D#, finger 3 on F#, and finger 5 on G#.

Where it sits

3 notes of this chord (D#, F#, G#) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Major 6th Chords

C6
C – E – G – A
Db6
Db – F – Ab – Bb
D6
D – F# – A – B
Eb6
Eb – G – Bb – C
E6
E – G# – B – C#
F6
F – A – C – D
F#6
F# – A# – C# – D#
G6
G – B – D – E
Ab6
Ab – C – Eb – F
A6
A – C# – E – F#
Bb6
Bb – D – F – G

Other B Chords

B7
B – D# – F# – A
B9
B – D# – F# – A – C#
B
B – D# – F#
Bm
B – D – F#
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#
Bm7
B – D – F# – A
Bdim
B – D – F
Baug
B – D# – F##
Bsus2
B – C# – F#
Bsus4
B – E – F#
Bdim7
B – D – F – Ab
Bm6
B – D – F# – G#
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#