Am6 Guitar Chord | Play, Hear and Master Interactively

The Am6 chord, A minor sixth, is made of A, C, E and F#. It is the A minor triad with a major sixth, and it holds the same four pitches as F#m7b5.

Of its four voicings, two use open strings and two are barre shapes, with the lowest at the 1st fret. When you want to understand why the F# works so well here, stacking intervals into chords breaks it down. The A Dorian scale contains every chord tone.

Strum Am6 in front of the microphone, and the player at the top tells you whether each string rings.

A minor 6th guitar chord is also written as Am6, Amin6 or A-6.

Notes that compose the A m6 chord:

A C E F#

Chord structure of the Minor Sixth chord:

Formula: 1 b3 5 6

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A M6 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 2 of the high E string

Position 2 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the low E, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the B string

Position 3 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the B string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 11 of the G string

Position 4 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m6 | D m6 | E m6 | F m6 | G m6 | A m6 | B m6 | C#m6 | D#m6 | F#m6 | G#m6 | A#m6 | Abm6 | Bbm6 | Dbm6 | Ebm6 | Gbm6

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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

What notes are in Am6?

A, C, E and F#. The F# is the major sixth, nine semitones up from A. The other three notes form the minor triad.

How does Am6 differ from Am?

Am is A, C and E. Am6 adds F#, the major sixth, which gives the minor triad a brighter colour.

Is Am6 related to F#m7b5?

Yes, A, C, E and F# are the same four pitches as F#m7b5, which is F#, A, C and E. The two names differ only in which note is treated as the root.

How many voicings of A minor sixth are there?

There are four voicings, two using open strings and two using a barre. They run from fret 1 to fret 11.

Which Dorian scale contains Am6?

The A Dorian scale: A, B, C, D, E, F# and G. It contains all four chord notes.