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F♯m6 (also written G♭m6) is a minor sixth chord made of 4 notes: F♯, A, C♯, D♯. It sounds bittersweet, a little mysterious, and you hear it in gypsy jazz, film music and minor-key endings. It is the i chord of F♯ minor and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on F♯m6 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| C♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| D♯ | 6 | major sixth | 9 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – 6. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♭m6 is G♭, B𝄫, D♭, E♭: the same sounds under different names.
2012xxxx424x204x4xxx4645x978xx201x22The fret 4 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 7th fret (x978xx): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F♯m6 belongs to 6 keys: iii in D major, ii in E major, vi in A major, iv in C♯ minor, i in F♯ minor, v in B minor. In F♯ minor, try i–VI–III–VII: F♯m6 – D – A – E.
F♯, A, C♯, D♯: the root, minor third, fifth, sixth.
Fret 4: xx4645 (low string first), rated Easy.
F♯m6 has D♯ where F♯m7 has E. F♯m6 sounds bittersweet, a little mysterious; F♯m7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.