Gm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm6

Minor 6

Notes:G · A# · D · E

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 0 1 1 1	2 3 – 1 1 1	G D E A# D G	medium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 5 3 4	1 1 1 3 1 2	G D G D E A#	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 0 5 6 4	– 2 – 3 4 1	E E E D G A#	medium
6 5 6 5 6 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	A# E A# D G x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 8 6 7 6 8	– 3 1 2 1 4	x G A# E G D	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 7 9 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x G D E A# x	medium
x 8 12 10 9 8	– 1 4 3 2 1	x G E G A# D	hard · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 9 10	– – – 2 1 3	x x x G A# E	easy
10 11 12 10 x x	1 2 3 1 – –	D A# E G x x	medium · barre on fret 10
3 3 0 1 3 1	2 3 – 1 4 1	G D E A# E G	medium · barre on fret 1
3 5 3 5 3 4	1 3 1 4 1 2	G E G D E A#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 5 0 5 6 4	– 2 – 3 4 1	x E E D G A#	medium
0 5 6 5 6 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	E E A# D G x	easy · barre on fret 5
x 8 6 7 6 x	– 3 1 2 1 –	x G A# E G x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 x 7 9 8	– 2 – 1 4 3	x G x E A# D	hard
x 8 10 x 9 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x G D x A# E	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes G, A#, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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 Gm6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
♭3	3	A#
5	7	D
6	9	E

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See Gm6 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 Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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 Gm6 chord?

Gm6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes G, A#, D, E.

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.