G#m6 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

G#m6

Minor 6

Notes:G# · B · D# · F

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 2 2 1 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	G# B D# F x x	medium
4 2 4 4 2 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# B F G# B x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 6 4 4 6 7	1 2 1 1 3 4	G# D# F G# D# B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 7 8 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x D# G# B F x	medium
x x 7 7 8 7	– – 1 1 2 1	x x G# B F B	easy · barre on fret 7
x 11 10 11 8 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x G# B D# F x	medium
4 2 4 1 x x	3 2 4 1 – –	G# B F F x x	medium
4 2 4 4 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# B F G# x x	medium
4 6 4 7 6 4	1 2 1 4 3 1	G# D# F B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 7 7 6 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x F G# B D# x	medium
x x 7 7 8 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x G# B F x	easy
x 11 10 x 8 11	– 3 2 – 1 4	x G# B x F D#	hard
4 x 2 1 2 1	4 – 2 1 3 1	G# x D# F B F	hard · barre on fret 1
4 2 4 x x x	2 1 3 – – –	G# B F x x x	medium
4 6 4 7 6 x	1 2 1 4 3 –	G# D# F B D# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 x 8 7	– 1 2 – 4 3	x D# G# x F B	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#m6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes G#, B, D#, 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 G#m6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
♭3	3	B
5	7	D#
6	9	F

More G# chords

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

Other roots

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

See G#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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G#m6 chord?

G#m6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes G#, B, D#, 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.