What notes are in a Fm6 chord?

Fm6 is F, Ab, C, D: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6 of F.

How do you play Fm6 on guitar?

6th String Root Minor 6th: 1 x 0 1 1 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Minor 6th

Fm6 chord (F Minor 6th)

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

Notes FAbCD

Formula 1 ♭3 5 6

Shapes 1 on this page

Fm6 chord shapes

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

6th String Root Minor 6th 1 x 0 1 1 x

Interactive chord diagram

Fm6 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 Fm6

These scales start on F and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Fm6 is the chord of the moment.

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

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Questions

What notes are in a Fm6 chord?: Fm6 is F, Ab, C, D: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6 of F.
How do you play Fm6 on guitar?: 6th String Root Minor 6th: 1 x 0 1 1 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Fm6?: Scales on F that contain every note of Fm6: F Major Blues, F Dorian, F Melodic Minor, F Half-Whole Diminished, F Dorian b2, F Ukrainian Dorian.

Minor 6th chords in every key

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