Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

Am6

Minor 6

Notes:A · C · E · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am6 shapes as text

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

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 – G Modal 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 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-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.