Gm6 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

Gm6

Minor 6

Notes:G · A# · D · E

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm6 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 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 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.