Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am6

Minor 6

Notes:A · C · E · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am6 shapes as text

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

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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D 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.