F♯m6
Character: dark, cool
- F♯Rtriad
- A♭3triad
- C♯5triad
- D♯6add
12 ways to play F♯m6
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x x 7 8 7 xNotes A D♯ F♯Intervals ♭3 6 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The 6th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x 9 7 8 7 9Notes F♯ A D♯Intervals 1 ♭3 6Base triadF♯ minor, root position
The 6th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 9 9 7 8 7 9Notes C♯ F♯ A D♯Intervals 5 1 ♭3 6Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The 6th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 9 11 11 10 11Notes C♯ F♯ A D♯Intervals 5 1 ♭3 6Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The 6th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x x 11 10 11Notes F♯ A D♯Intervals 1 ♭3 6Base triadF♯ minor, root position
The 6th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x 9 11 8 10 9Notes F♯ C♯ D♯ AIntervals 1 5 6 ♭3Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The 6th takes the root’s string.
Frets x 12 13 11 x xNotes A D♯ F♯Intervals ♭3 6 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The 6th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 2 x x 2 4 2Notes A D♯ F♯Intervals ♭3 6 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion
The 6th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 2 4 4 2 4 2Notes F♯ A D♯Intervals 1 ♭3 6Base triadF♯ minor, root position
The 6th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets 2 4 4 2 4 2Notes C♯ F♯ A D♯Intervals 5 1 ♭3 6Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The 6th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x x 8 7 5Notes D♯ F♯ AIntervals 6 1 ♭3Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The 6th takes the 5th’s string.
Frets x x 4 6 4 5Notes F♯ C♯ D♯ AIntervals 1 5 6 ♭3Base triadF♯ minor, 2nd inversion
The root drops to the string below the triad. The 6th takes the root’s string.
The construction rules F♯m6 follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
No 7th, no stack
6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.
On guitar, something has to give
Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.
The root can move down
When an extension needs the root’s string, the root can drop to the string below the triad: an anchored voicing keeps the bass and frees a string on top.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Minor 6th in every key
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F♯m6 chord questions
What notes are in F♯m6?
F♯m6 is spelled F♯ A C♯ D♯: F♯ is the root, A is the ♭3rd, C♯ is the 5th, D♯ is the 6th.
What is the formula of F♯m6?
1 ♭3 5 6. It is a F♯ minor triad with the 6th stacked on top.
How many ways can you play F♯m6 on guitar?
This page shows 12 voicings of F♯m6, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.