G#m6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m6

Minor 6

Notes:G# · B · D# · F

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x x 1 0 1	– – – 1 – 2	x x x G# B F	easy
6 2 3 4 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	G# B F B x x	hard
6 6 3 4 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	G# D# F B x x	medium
x x 6 4 6 4	– – 2 1 3 1	x x G# B F G#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 8 6 7	1 1 1 3 1 2	G# D# G# D# F B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 9 10 0 7	– 4 2 3 – 1	x G# B F B B	hard
9 8 9 8 9 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	B F B D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 9 10 9 11	– 3 1 2 1 4	x G# B F G# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 10 0 11	– 2 – 1 – 3	x G# x F B D#	easy
6 6 3 4 0 x	3 4 1 2 – –	G# D# F B B x	medium
6 2 3 x x x	3 1 2 – – –	G# B F x x x	hard
6 x 3 4 4 x	4 – 1 2 3 –	G# x F B D# x	hard
6 8 6 4 4 4	2 4 3 1 1 1	G# F G# B D# G#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 8 6 8 6 7	1 3 1 4 1 2	G# F G# D# F B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 x 10 9 7	– 4 – 3 2 1	x G# x F G# B	hard
x 8 9 8 9 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x F B D# G# x	easy · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#m6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes G#, B, D#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop D 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 G#m6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
♭3	3	B
5	7	D#
6	9	F

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

Cm6 C#m6 Dm6 D#m6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 Am6 A#m6 Bm6

See G#m6 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 G#m6 chord?

G#m6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes G#, B, D#, 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.