Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am6

Minor 6

Notes:A · C · E · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am6 shapes as text

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

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 – Drop F# 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 Drop F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.