Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Am6

Minor 6

Notes:A · C · E · F#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am6 shapes as text

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