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F♯ minor 6th (F♯m6)

F♯Root
Amin 3
C♯Perf 5
D♯Maj 6

Bittersweet. Minor triad with added 6th. Common in jazz and Latin music for sophisticated minor harmony.

Notes
F♯AC♯D♯
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
Type
Added-tone chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe2133312345

F♯m6

F♯ minor 6th, Open

Bass
F♯, the root
Root
F♯
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • F♯Root
  • Am3
  • C♯P5
  • D♯M6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

F♯+3 fretsA+4 fretsC♯+2 fretsD♯

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More F♯ chords

Same root, other colours

F♯m7F♯m9F♯mM7F♯m11

Chords in the key of F♯ minor

What F♯m6 usually sits next to

i · F♯mii° · G♯°III · Aiv · Bmv · C♯mVI · DVII · E

Close relatives

Relatives of F♯ minor

  • ARelative major of F♯ minor
  • F♯Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
01

Root

F♯
02

Quality

m6

A triad plus one colour note, no 7th. Softer than a 7th.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try F♯7 →

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

F♯+3 fretsA+4 fretsC♯+2 fretsD♯

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe2133312345

F♯m6

F♯ minor 6th, Open

Bass
F♯, the root
Root
F♯
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • F♯Root
  • Am3
  • C♯P5
  • D♯M6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More F♯ chords

Same root, other colours

F♯m7F♯m9F♯mM7F♯m11

Chords in the key of F♯ minor

What F♯m6 usually sits next to

i · F♯mii° · G♯°III · Aiv · Bmv · C♯mVI · DVII · E

Close relatives

Relatives of F♯ minor

  • ARelative major of F♯ minor
  • F♯Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
F♯ minor 6th