Am6 chord on ukulele

Am6 is A, C, E and F♯. The easiest shape is 2-0-2-0. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

2-0-2-0 · open · easy

Notes: A · C · E · F♯
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
First shape: 2-0-2-0

How to play Am6 on ukulele

Shape 1, 2-0-2-0, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: G string, 2nd fret (A).
Middle finger: E string, 2nd fret (F♯).
Let the open C and A strings ring (C and A).

Arch your fingers so their tips come down vertically. That keeps them off the open strings, which have to ring for the chord to sound complete.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play Am6

5-6-5-7: movable shape at the 5th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
9-9-8-9: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.
11-12-12-12: movable shape at the 11th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.

Am6 the capo way

No barre needed if a capo is allowed: capo on the 7th fret and play the open Dm6 shape (2-2-1-2). The chord sounds as Am6 because the capo raises every string by 7 half steps.

Changing from Am6 to the chords around it

Songs rarely hold Am6 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

D (V in G major): Am6 (2-0-2-0) to D (2-2-2-0): your index finger stays put, the middle finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, the ring finger comes down on the E string, 2nd fret. The two chords share A and F♯, which is why the change sounds smooth. D on ukulele
C (IV in G major): Am6 (2-0-2-0) to C (0-0-0-3): your index finger lands on the A string, 3rd fret. C and E carry over from one chord to the other. C on ukulele
G (I in G major): Am6 (2-0-2-0) to G (0-2-3-2): the index finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, the ring finger comes down on the E string, 3rd fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. G on ukulele

Am6 is A minor with a major sixth added. With four strings, shape 1 leaves out the perfect fifth (E); the ear fills it in, and the chord still reads as Am6. The usual guitar shape, x-0-2-2-1-2, has room for all of them. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

Practice Am6 in two minutes

Before strumming, play 2-0-2-0 note by note: A then C then F♯ then A. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Next, alternate 2-0-2-0 and 5-6-5-7, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Am6 in context

Am6 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try Am6 on piano or Am6 on guitar, or compare them on the Am6 chord page.

Next to try on ukulele

Other minor sixth chords

Am6 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Am6 on ukulele?

A, C, E and F♯. In the 2-0-2-0 shape the strings play A (G string), C (C string, open), F♯ (E string) and A (A string, open).

What's the easiest way to play Am6 on ukulele?

2-0-2-0, the shape at the top of this page. Open strings do part of the work, so no barre.

Is Am6 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 2-0-2-0 needs no barre.

Which string does Am6 start on?

In the 2-0-2-0 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 2nd fret, which is A, the root.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside Am6. Updated September 2026.