Piano chord · Sixths & added
A♯ minor 6th chord on piano
Right hand: A♯ (1), C♯ (2), E♯ (3), F𝄪 (5)
How to play A♯m6 on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Bittersweet, with a hint of jazz and film noir.
- Notes
- A♯C♯E♯F𝄪
- Formula
- 1♭356
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handA♯1 · thumbC♯2 · indexE♯3 · middleF𝄪5 · pinky
Left handA♯5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing A♯m6 on piano
On piano, A♯m6 has two black keys (A♯ and C♯) and two white keys.
Notice the E♯ in A♯m6 (A♯ C♯ E♯ F𝄪): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–C–E–F), so the perfect 5th has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
