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F minor 6th (Fm6)

FRoot
A♭min 3
CPerf 5
DMaj 6

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

Notes
FA♭CD
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
Type
Added-tone chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe123412345

Fm6

F minor 6th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • A♭m3
  • CP5
  • DM6

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

Fm7Fm9FmM7Fm11

Chords in the key of F minor

What Fm6 usually sits next to

i · Fmii° · G°III · A♭iv · B♭mv · CmVI · D♭VII · E♭

Close relatives

Relatives of F minor

  • A♭Relative major of F minor
  • FParallel 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 F7 →

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

EADGBe123412345

Fm6

F minor 6th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • A♭m3
  • CP5
  • DM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More F chords

Same root, other colours

Fm7Fm9FmM7Fm11

Chords in the key of F minor

What Fm6 usually sits next to

i · Fmii° · G°III · A♭iv · B♭mv · CmVI · D♭VII · E♭

Close relatives

Relatives of F minor

  • A♭Relative major of F minor
  • FParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

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