How to Play Fm6 on Piano

The F Minor 6th chord sounds bittersweet. It stacks 4 notes: F – Ab – C – D.

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 Fm6

NoteIntervalFinger
FF4Root1
AbAb4Minor 3rd2
CC5Perfect 5th3
DD5Major 6th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on F. Use finger 2 on Ab, finger 3 on C, and finger 5 on D.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (Ab) 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#
F#m6
F# – A – C# – D#
Gm6
G – Bb – D – E
G#m6
G# – B – D# – E#
Am6
A – C – E – F#
Bbm6
Bb – Db – F – G
Bm6
B – D – F# – G#

Other F Chords

F6
F – A – C – D
F7
F – A – C – Eb
F9
F – A – C – Eb – G
F
F – A – C
Fm
F – Ab – C
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
Fm7
F – Ab – C – Eb
Fdim
F – Ab – Cb
Faug
F – A – C#
Fsus2
F – G – C
Fsus4
F – Bb – C
Fdim7
F – Ab – Cb – Ebb
Fadd9
F – A – C – G