Am6 chord on piano
A minor 6th: A · C · E · F♯. It sounds bittersweet: minor with one bright note that will not settle.
NotesA C E F♯
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + perfect 5th + major 6th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · C — finger 2 · E — finger 3 · F♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA – C – E – F♯
- 1stC – E – F♯ – A
- 2ndE – F♯ – A – C
- 3rdF♯ – A – C – E
Songs that use Am6
J.S. BachAir on the G String
G major · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinPrelude in E minor
E minor · Intermediate
ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# minor · Advanced
ChopinNocturne in C sharp minor (Posth.)
C# minor · Advanced
RachmaninoffMoment musical No. 4
E minor · Advanced
J.S. BachJ. S. : Little Prelude in C Major BWV 924
C major · Intermediate