Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
Am6
Minor 6
Notes:A · C · E · F#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am6 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 0 0 2 0 1 | – – – 2 – 1 | A E A E F# C | easy | |
| 3 2 3 2 3 x | 2 1 3 1 4 – | C F# C E A x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 5 3 4 3 5 | – 3 1 2 1 4 | x A C F# A E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 0 0 4 6 5 | – – – 1 3 2 | A E A F# C E | medium | |
| 0 5 0 7 6 7 | – 1 – 3 2 4 | A A A A C F# | medium | |
| 0 0 7 7 6 7 | – – 2 3 1 4 | A E E A C F# | medium | |
| 0 8 7 7 0 7 | – 4 1 2 – 3 | A C E A F# F# | medium | |
| 0 8 9 10 10 x | – 1 2 3 4 – | A C F# C E x | medium | |
| 0 0 9 10 10 10 | – – 1 2 3 4 | A E F# C E A | medium | |
| 0 12 12 10 12 10 | – 2 3 1 4 1 | A E A C F# A | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| 0 2 0 2 0 1 | – 2 – 3 – 1 | A F# A E F# C | easy | |
| x 2 3 2 3 x | – 1 2 1 3 – | x F# C E A x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 5 3 4 3 x | – 3 1 2 1 – | x A C F# A x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 5 0 4 6 5 | – 2 – 1 4 3 | A A A F# C E | medium | |
| x 5 0 7 6 7 | – 1 – 3 2 4 | x A A A C F# | medium | |
| 0 0 0 7 6 7 | – – – 2 1 3 | A E A A C F# | easy |
The Am6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes A, C, E, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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
Other roots
See Am6 in another tuning
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.