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Fig. 1 · Am6 on the keyboard

piano chord

Am6

A1C♭3E5F♯6

A minor triad with a major sixth added, which is why it is not simply a minor chord with a flat seventh.

on guitaron ukulelethe scale

What is true of it

Am6 is A, C, E and F♯ — 1, b3, 5 and 6 counted from A.

These are also the notes of F♯m7♭5/A and G♭m7♭5/A. Which name is right depends on what is underneath and what came before — the notes alone do not decide.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 4, the 5 goes first, in that order.

A in other shapes

A6major sixthAmajorAmminorAdimdiminished

Cm6C♯m6D♭m6Dm6D♯m6E♭m6Em6Fm6all 374