How to Play Am6 on Piano

The A Minor 6th chord sounds bittersweet. It stacks 4 notes: A – C – E – F#.

A minor triad with a major sixth added on top. The major interval sitting inside a minor chord is what gives it its ambiguity.

Notes in Am6

NoteIntervalFinger
AA4Root1
CC5Minor 3rd2
EE5Perfect 5th3
F#F#5Major 6th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on A. Use finger 2 on C, finger 3 on E, and finger 5 on F#.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (F#) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor 6th Chords

Cm6
C – Eb – G – A
C#m6
C# – E – G# – A#
Dm6
D – F – A – B
Ebm6
Eb – Gb – Bb – C
Em6
E – G – B – C#
Fm6
F – Ab – C – D
F#m6
F# – A – C# – D#
Gm6
G – Bb – D – E
G#m6
G# – B – D# – E#
Bbm6
Bb – Db – F – G
Bm6
B – D – F# – G#

Other A Chords

A6
A – C# – E – F#
A7
A – C# – E – G
A9
A – C# – E – G – B
A
A – C# – E
Am
A – C – E
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Am7
A – C – E – G
Adim
A – C – Eb
Aaug
A – C# – E#
Asus2
A – B – E
Asus4
A – D – E
Adim7
A – C – Eb – Gb
Aadd9
A – C# – E – B