Am6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Am6

Minor 6

Notes:A · C · E · F#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 0 1 0 2	– 2 – 1 – 3	x A C F# A E	easy
x 2 6 4 3 2	– 1 4 3 2 1	x A F# A C E	hard · barre on fret 2
x x x 4 3 4	– – – 2 1 3	x x x A C F#	easy
7 5 0 4 7 4	3 2 – 1 4 1	A C C A E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
7 5 6 7 0 x	3 1 2 4 – –	A C F# C A x	medium
7 x 6 7 7 x	2 – 1 3 4 –	A x F# C E x	hard
7 9 9 7 9 7	1 2 3 1 4 1	A E A C F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 11 9 10	– – 1 3 1 2	x x A E F# C	medium · barre on fret 9
10 11 0 11 0 10	1 3 – 4 – 2	C F# C E A C	medium
x 11 12 11 12 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x F# C E A x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 2 0 1 0 x	– 2 – 1 – –	x A C F# A x	easy
x 2 4 x 3 4	– 1 3 – 2 4	x A E x C F#	hard
x x 4 4 3 4	– – 2 3 1 4	x x E A C F#	medium
7 5 4 4 7 4	3 2 1 1 4 1	A C E A E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
7 5 6 7 x x	3 1 2 4 – –	A C F# C x x	medium
7 9 6 7 0 x	2 4 1 3 – –	A E F# C A x	medium

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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

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.