B m6 Chord on E9 Pedal Steel

B m6 on E9 Pedal Steel as a steel plays it: every straight-bar and short slant position with no pedal or lever down, with the strings to pick.

The B m6 chord is a minor sixth chord with a bittersweet, jazzy character. It is built from the notes B, D, F#, G#. This page shows how to play B m6 on E9 Pedal Steel with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

B m6 rings entirely on open strings here — nothing to stop at all. The E and D# strings stay silent, so 7 of 10 sound. The root is the B string itself. It sounds from B2 up to G#4. 4 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 6.

E9 Pedal Steel is tuned B–D–E–F#–G#–B–E–G#–D#–F#, with 15 frets to work with.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on B or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.