Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am6

Minor 6

Notes:A · C · E · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am6 shapes as text

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

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.