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Am6 Ukulele Chord

A dramatic minor chord with an added major sixth. Typical of jazz, tango and film music. The sixth gives the minor chord a distinctive urgency.

Ukulele

Strings 2–4–2–3

How to play the Am6 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–4–2–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 4 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger

Notation for Am6 chord

Other names: A minor 6th

Music theory name: minor sixth chord

Common name: A minor sixth chord

Intervals and tones in Am6 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C Minor 3rd
E Perfect 5th
F# Major 6th

All Variations

Open
2–4–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–5–7
Fret 8
9–9–8–9
Fret 11
11–12–12–12

Songs using Am6