Modal RunsF#m6 Chord (Minor 6th)
The minor 6th chord adds a natural 6th to a minor triad — root, flat 3rd, 5th, natural 6th — a distinctly different colour from min7. The notes of F#m6 are F#, A, C#, D#.
Noir and jazz-minor territory: it’s the chord under a moody vamp that wants darkness without the softness min7 would add.
F#m6 voicings on guitar
Every playable, root-in-the-bass grip standard tuning offers, computed from the chord’s own formula — not a fixed shape library.
Compare it directly against min7 on the same root — the natural 6th here is brighter and more anxious than min7’s flat 7th.
Formula and intervals
R - b3 - 5 - 6 — 4 notes.
Scales that fit F#m6
Every scale below contains all of this chord’s notes — safe territory to improvise in over it.
Also compatible: Major Blues, Melodic Minor, Diminished (HW).