F#m6 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

F#m6

Minor 6

Notes:F# · A · C# · D#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m6 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#m6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes F#, A, C#, D#. 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 F#m6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F#
♭3	3	A
5	7	C#
6	9	D#

More F# chords

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

Other roots

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

See F#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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

What notes make up the F#m6 chord?

F#m6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes F#, A, C#, D#.

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.