Am6 is the A minor sixth chord. It has 4 notes: A – C – E – F♯ (1 – ♭3 – 5 – 6).
A minor sixth adds the major sixth to a minor chord. It has a dark, cinematic colour often heard in jazz and film music.
Am6 chord on Guitar
x02212
x-12-14-14-13-14
577575
xx7978Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A open; D 2nd fret; G 2nd fret; B 1st fret; high E 2nd fret.
Am6 chord on Ukulele
2020
9989
5657
11-12-12-12Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C open; E 2nd fret; A open.
Am6 chord on Piano
Play A, C, E and F♯ together with your right hand, and A (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Am6 chord
Am6 appears in 39 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Tothapi – Panata Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Morgan (Uk, Progressive Rock) – Nova Solis Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Mia Žnidarič – A Si Ti Al Nisi Ti Moj Ljubi Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Drake Bell – I Kind Of Relate Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Laufey – Lovesick Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Elliott Smith – My New Freedom Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Easy Life – Calling In Sick Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – There She Blows on Piano & Ukulele
- Alessandra – Queen Of Kings Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Toma Zdravković – Sviraj Nepoznati Druže Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Elisa – Silent Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Justin Vasquez – When I Met You Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other A chords:
Chords in the key of C major:
Am6 chord: questions
What notes are in the Am6 chord?
Am6 (A minor sixth) is made of A, C, E and F♯ (1 – ♭3 – 5 – 6).
How do you play Am6 on guitar?
The most common shape is x02212 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Am6 on ukulele?
Play 2020 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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