Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 3 1 2 1 3 | – 3 1 2 1 4 | x A C F# A E | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 3 5 2 4 x | – 2 4 1 3 – | x A E F# C x | medium | |
| x 3 7 5 4 3 | – 1 4 3 2 1 | x A F# A C E | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x x x 5 4 5 | – – – 2 1 3 | x x x A C F# | easy | |
| 5 6 5 5 8 5 | 1 2 1 1 3 1 | E C E A E F# | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 7 0 8 x | 4 1 2 – 3 – | A C F# E E x | hard | |
| 10 10 7 8 x x | 3 4 1 2 – – | A E F# C x x | medium | |
| x x 10 8 10 8 | – – 2 1 3 1 | x x A C F# A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 12 10 11 | 1 1 1 3 1 2 | A E A E F# C | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 1 2 1 x | – 3 1 2 1 – | x A C F# A x | medium · barre on fret 1 | |
| x 3 x 2 4 3 | – 2 – 1 4 3 | x A x F# C E | hard | |
| x 3 5 x 4 5 | – 1 3 – 2 4 | x A E x C F# | hard | |
| x 0 5 5 4 5 | – – 2 3 1 4 | x F# E A C F# | medium | |
| 5 6 7 5 8 5 | 1 2 3 1 4 1 | E C F# A E F# | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 7 0 10 x | 3 1 2 – 4 – | A C F# E F# x | hard | |
| 10 x 7 8 8 x | 4 – 1 2 3 – | A x F# C E x | hard |
The Am6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes A, C, E, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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.