A♭m6
Minor 6 · A♭ – C♭ – E♭ – F
- A♭R
- C♭m3
- E♭5
- F6
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the A♭m6 chord
The A♭m6 chord (minor 6) is made up of 4 notes — A♭ is the root, C♭ the minor third, E♭ the perfect fifth and F the major sixth. It takes a minor triad and adds a major sixth, blending minor color with a brighter top note.
On guitar, A♭m6 chords are most often played in open position: 421101. Let the open B string ring out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor sixth chords have a wistful, cinematic quality used in jazz and film music.
Common questions
- What notes are in the A♭m6 chord?
- The A♭m6 chord contains the notes A♭, C♭, E♭ and F.
- How do you play A♭m6 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 421101. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the A♭m6 chord?
- The A♭m6 chord is built from the root (A♭), a minor third (C♭), a perfect fifth (E♭) and a major sixth (F).
- Is A♭m6 the same as G♯m6?
- Yes — A♭ and G♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so A♭m6 and G♯m6 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it A♭m6.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open A♭m6 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.