Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

Am6

Minor 6

Notes:A · C · E · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 4 2 3 2	– – 3 1 2 1	x A F# A C E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 2 3 4	– – – 1 2 3	x x x A C F#	medium
7 3 4 5 3 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	A C F# C C x	hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 4 5 0 4	– – 1 3 – 2	x A F# C A F#	easy
x 0 7 5 9 7	– – 2 1 4 3	x A A C F# A	hard
7 7 7 9 9 10	1 1 1 2 3 4	A E A E F# C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 9 9 10	– – 3 1 2 4	x A C E F# C	medium
x 12 10 11 12 10	– 3 1 2 4 1	x A C F# A C	medium · barre on fret 10
x 0 2 2 3 4	– – 1 2 3 4	x A E A C F#	medium
2 3 2 2 3 4	1 2 1 1 3 4	E C E A C F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 5 3 4	– – 4 3 1 2	x x A C C F#	hard
7 0 4 5 7 4	3 – 1 2 4 1	A A F# C E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
7 0 7 5 9 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	A A A C F# x	hard
7 7 10 9 9 7	1 1 4 2 3 1	A E C E F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
10 0 10 9 9 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	C A C E F# x	medium
10 0 10 11 0 10	1 – 2 4 – 3	C A C F# A C	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Am6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes A, C, E, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Am6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
♭3	3	C
5	7	E
6	9	F#

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

Cm6 C#m6 Dm6 D#m6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 G#m6 A#m6 Bm6

See Am6 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Am6 chord?

Am6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes A, C, E, F#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.