Guitar · Minor 6th chord

Am6A Minor 6th

Key: C Major
Easy
Open chord

Am6 is the A minor 6th chord on guitar, made of the notes A · C · E · F#.

Position 1 of 4Main

Notes

A
C
E
F#

Structure

1
♭3
5
6

Sound: Minor sixth; Nostalgic, elegant
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of C Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C	Tonic
ii	Dm	Subdominant
iii	Em	Tonic relative
IV	F	Subdominant
V	G	Dominant
vi	Am	Tonic relative
vii°	Bdim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 4.
3Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 3.
4Place your ring finger on fret 2 of string 1.
5Let string 5 ring open.
6Don't play string 6.
7Strum from string 5 down.