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Fm6 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play F Minor Sixth (Charts)

Fm6 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as fm6 chord, fm6 guitar chord and how to play Fm6.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Fm6 chord diagram, Open positionFm6 Open position: low E fret 1, A fret 3, D open, G fret 1, B fret 1, high e muted.1423×1 3 0 1 1 x
Open position
1 3 0 1 1 x
Fm6 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionFm6 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D fret 3, G fret 1, B fret 3, high e fret 1.××3142x x 3 1 3 1
Easy 4-string version
x x 3 1 3 1
Fm6 chord diagram, Alternate open shape (1st fret)Fm6 Alternate open shape (1st fret): low E fret 1, A fret 3, D open, G fret 1, B fret 3, high e muted.1324×1 3 0 1 3 x
Alternate open shape (1st fret)
1 3 0 1 3 x

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Fm6 (F minor sixth) on guitar, play 1 3 0 1 1 x from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains F, Ab, C, D. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 3 1 3 1, which needs 4 fretted notes.

Fm6 chord facts

Chord Fm6 (F minor sixth)
Other names Fmin6, F-6
Notes F, Ab, C, D
Intervals F (root), Ab (minor 3rd), C (perfect 5th), D (major 6th)
Formula 1-b3-5-6
Difficulty Intermediate (barre or stretch)
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Fm6 on guitar?

The main shape is 1 3 0 1 1 x (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the low E string at fret 1 (F, the root).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the G string at fret 1 (Ab, the minor 3rd).
  4. Put your ring finger (