Guitar chord
Fm6F minor sixth
- F1
- A♭♭3
- C5
- D6
- Difficulty
- Harder
- Fingers
- 4
- Shapes
- 12
How to play Fm6
- Index finger (1): press flat across the low E string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre.
- Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the A string.
- Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the D string.
- Little finger (4): 3th fret of the B string.
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Strumming patterns to try
- ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
- ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
- ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
- ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops
About the Fm6 chord
F minor sixth is built from 4 notes: F (1), A♭ (♭3), C (5), D (6). The lowest note you play should be the root, F, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.