What notes are in a Am6 chord?

Am6 is A, C, E, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6 of A.

How do you play Am6 on guitar?

6th String Root Minor 6th: 5 x 4 5 5 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Minor 6th

Am6 chord (A Minor 6th)

Dark, mystery-filled minor 6th chord used in film noir, bossa nova, and jazz.

Notes ACEF#

Formula 1 ♭3 5 6

Shapes 1 on this page

Am6 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

6th String Root Minor 6th 5 x 4 5 5 x

Interactive chord diagram

Am6 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Am6

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Am6 is the chord of the moment.

A Major Blues A Dorian A Melodic Minor A Half-Whole Diminished A Dorian b2 A Ukrainian Dorian A Lydian #2 A Lydian b3 A Neapolitan Major A Bebop Dorian A Ultraphrygian A Hungarian Major A Bebop Melodic Minor

Fretwise · Free on iPhone & Android

Practise Am6 and every other chord anywhere, even offline.

This page is a small slice of Fretwise. The app adds practice: exercises that play as tab, a new routine every day, and the tools to tune and keep time. On iPhone, iPad and Android, no sign-up.

Get it free onGoogle Play Download on theApp Store

Free

65 scales and 56 chord types in every key, with CAGED shapes
A tuner with 10 tunings and a metronome from 30 to 260 BPM
A new Daily 15 routine every day, plus free exercises
Maqam & makam between the frets, and the Name the Note quiz

One purchase

282 exercises that play as tab, and routines with a speed trainer
Chord & Scale Finder: tap the neck, get the name
Theory Lab and the Progression Builder with 51 genre loops
No subscription, ads removed

Questions

What notes are in a Am6 chord?: Am6 is A, C, E, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6 of A.
How do you play Am6 on guitar?: 6th String Root Minor 6th: 5 x 4 5 5 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Am6?: Scales on A that contain every note of Am6: A Major Blues, A Dorian, A Melodic Minor, A Half-Whole Diminished, A Dorian b2, A Ukrainian Dorian.

Minor 6th chords in every key

Cm6 C#m6 Dm6 Ebm6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 Abm6 Am6 Bbm6 Bm6